Points of View of Librarians: Alternatives to PLR.

Piternick, George

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Publication Date: 1981

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Points of View of Librarians: Alternatives to PLR.

Piternick, George

Library Trends, v29 n4 p627-40 Spr 1981

Discusses the public lending right (PLR) with respect to infringements by libraries, financial losses by authors due to library circulation, the effects of PLR on libraries, and the beneficiaries of PLR. The contributions libraries make to authors are described, and alternatives to PLR are suggested. Twenty references are listed. (CHC)

Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Copyrights, Costs, Financial Support, Futures (of Society), Librarians, Library Administration, Library Circulation, Library Role, Opinions, Professional Associations, Public Libraries

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