About the Author

Laura “Lolly” Gasaway joined the faculty of the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law in 1985 as director of the law library and professor of law. In 2006 she became associate dean for academic affairs and served in this position until 2010 when she became a full-time law teacher and was named the Paul B. Eaton Distinguished Professor of Law. Gasaway was law library director at the University of Oklahoma from 1975-1984 and at the University of Houston from 1973-1975. She is a past president of the American Association of Law Libraries. Gasaway coauthored Librarians and Copyright: A Guide to Copyright (1994); edited Growing Pains: Adapting Copyright for Education, Libraries, and Society (1997); and Law Librarianship: Historical Perspectives (1996). She co-chaired the Section 108 Study Group for the United States Copyright Office from 2005-2008 and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Copyright Clearance Center.

Reviews

"Lolly Gasaway is an expert in the field of copyright law and practice and is widely known for her ability to explain the law in a way that is understandable to all. This book, with its 336 questions and Lolly's accurate, comprehensive, and understandable answers, should be on every information professional's desk."
--Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights, 1994-2010"Lolly Gasaway is a pioneer in the field of copyright education for information professionals. Both her commitment to the profession and her extensive knowledge are reflected in this comprehensive and detailed book, which addresses a wide range of topics that will enable the reader to understand the practical application of copyright. "Copyright Questions and Answers for Information Professionals "is an invaluable resource, and I highly recommend it to anyone, from beginner to expert, who grapples with understanding and applying the complex law of copyright."
--Donna L. Ferullo, Director, University Copyright Office, Purdue University"
""Lolly Gasaway's compilation of copyright questions and answers for information professionals is a unique and needed resource. Copyright questions abound, and information professionals often have similar, recurring questions. However, finding a single, organized resource that covers a variety of complex scenarios is difficult at best. Lolly's very practical book solves this problem and will likely become a 'go to' reference book for many years. "Copyright Questions and Answers for Information Professionals "supports and enhances copyright literacy and fluency for information professionals."
--Kimberly M. Bonner, Executive Director, Center for Intellectual Property, University of Maryland University College"
""Few professionals can rival the depth of experience and seasoned perspective that Lolly Gasaway brings to the challenge of understanding copyright for libraries. Her Q&A style will inform, provoke, and at times even entertain readers who n

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, Volume 1 - Issue 3 (2013)"Librarians and other information professionals will appreciate Gasaway's ability to make the complex and often bewildering copyright environment relatively straightforward and uncomplicated. "Copyright Questions and Anwers for Information Professionals" deserves a place on the desk of any librarian dealing with copyright issues, especially those at risk-averse institutions."

American Association of Law Libraries.
http: //www.aallnet.org/Blogs/spectrum-blog/45902.htmlFebruary 06, 2013 at 3:17 PM TOPICS: book reviews, copyright law, librariesCopyright Questions and Answers for Information Professionals, by Laura N. Gasaway. Purdue University Press, 2013, 284 pages. Paperback, $24.95You may be thinking, "My library already owns half-a-dozen books on copyright issues in libraries. Do we really need another?" Absolutely. Copyright Questions and Answers for Information Professionals should be part of all academic law library reference collections for those specific questions for which you need a quick answer. It is accessible to all readers, regardless of whether or not one has any copyright law knowledge. Similar books tend toward in-depth summaries and explanations of copyright law that may still leave the reader at a loss as to how to address specific questions. Professor Gasaway's book is quite the opposite, clearly and succinctly providing just enough explanation to enable the librarian to make an informed decision and move on.The book is comprised of questions and answers compiled from Professor Gasaway's column in the journal Against the Grain. Each chapter begins with a few paragraphs summarizing the legal issues addressed therein (e.g., library reserves, movies and music, photos, archives), then presents 25-30 copyright-related questions and answers. Because the questions are genuine rather than hypotheticals conceived of by the author, the scenarios presented will undoubtedly sound familiar. Question 148 in the book, for example, parallels a recent inquiry I had at the reference desk: "Two faculty members at the university teach film courses. They run evening showings of the films, followed by discussions, which are widely advertised to the public. Although this provides an opportunity for students to see the films, many people from the general public also attend. No public performance rights are obtained because t

"Lolly Gasaway's pioneering columns on copyright and education provide an unparalleled view of the evolution of copyright in the late twentieth century and trace the growing influence of technology on that law through her always insightful and helpful responses to reader questions. The questions are invariably complex, but Lolly's answers are inevitably accessible to all, not justcopyright practitioners. This book provides a solid foundation for understanding the increasingly complex social conversations about copyright law in the twenty-first century."--Dwayne K. Buttler, Evelyn J. Schneider Endowed Chair for Scholarly Communication, University of Louisville