Digital Rights Management: A Librarian's Guide to Technology and Practice (Chandos Information Professional Series) [Paperback]

Grace Agnew (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2008 | ISBN-10: 1843341255 | ISBN-13: 978-1843341253 | Edition: 1

This practical guide places digital rights management (DRM) within the context of library services and practices and offers an easy-to-understand overview of key terminology, technologies and standards. Author Grace Agnew of Rutgers University discusses the role of DRM in existing library services, including integrated library management systems, electronic reserves, commercial database licenses, digital asset management systems and digital library repositories, as well as its impact on course management systems and web-based digital media distribution. There are practical strategies for implementing DRM in libraries and archives, and for safeguarding intellectual property for the web environment.

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About the Author

The author is Associate University Librarian for Digital Library Systems, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Grace Agnew is a noted author and lecturer on digital rights management, metadata and digital video. She is the architect of the Moving Image Collections (MIC) portal, a union catalog for the world's moving images, which is co-sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA). She was a principal investigator for the NSF Middleware Initiative invitational workshop, 'Digital Rights Management for Research and Education'; she served as an advisor to the American Library Association on the technical implications of the TEACH Act and is the co-author of two books published by the American Library Association.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers; 1 edition (September 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843341255
• ISBN-13: 978-1843341253
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,070,251 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 28gritsNga, December 14, 2008

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This review is from: Digital Rights Management A Librarian's Guide to Technology and Practise (Chandos Information Professional Series) (Hardcover)

I found this book really useful for anyone dealing with protected content,

whether a librarian, publisher (my field) or an IT professional. It is

comprehensive, thorough and clearly written. It is very difficult to find

a comprehensive discussion of digital rights management. The other

books I have located either focus the legal issues (and usually only for

a single country) or they are books of readings on different aspects of

DRM, such as identity management or watermarking. This book does an

excellent job describing not only the state of the art for rights

management but also the rationale, evolution and business model behind DRM

in a non-biased manner that makes this book of great practical usefulness

for anyone responsible for safeguarding assets. The overview of privacy

issues and strategies to manage user privacy is also of real value since

this is a greatly neglected area in DRM. I would recommend this book to

anyone, particularly to understand the legal and technical aspects of DRM.

It's a great starting point for anyone who wants to really understand DRM

and its usefulness in the 21st century.