Legislation in the Fields of Library and Information ServicesLaajuus (4 cr)

Objective

The student is able to
- find information about the legislation on copyright and apply it to practice
- present the legislation on library customer registers connect it to protection of privacy
- search for information in various ways from different juridical databases

Content

- Copyright Act (404/2961)
- Personal Data Act (523/1999)
- Concepts and contents of data security and data protection
- Information search from Finlex and other juridical databases

Qualifications

None

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1-2)
The student is able to find information on the essential legislation concerning copyright. S/he is able to connect the rules of Personal Data Act with working in a library. The student is able to search for information from

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3-4)
The student is able to find information about the legislation on copyright and apply it to practice. S/he is able to work in a library in a way that takes the Personal Data Act into consideration. The student is able to search for information from different juridical databases.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
The student is able to find information about the legislation on copyright and apply it to practice. S/he is able to work in a library without breaking the Personal Data Act. The student is able to search for information in various ways from different juridical databases.

Materials

- lectures
- www.finlex.fi
- other material will be announced at the beginning of the lectures