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

Code: KD18BAKM02-3004

General information

Enrollment: 15.10.2019 - 31.01.2020; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 16.03.2020 - 31.05.2020; Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 4 cr

Local portion: 4 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Teaching languages: Finnish

Degree programmes: Bachelor of Business Administration, Library and Information Services

Teachers: Marja Salonen

Course: KD18BAKM02

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

Materials

- lectures
- www.finlex.fi, www.edilex.fi
- Haarmann, Pirkko-Liisa: Tekijänoikeudet ja lähioikeudet (newest edition))

Teaching methods

- lectures
- legal case assignments
- information search assignments

Student workload

- lectures 24h
- information search assignments 8h
- independent work 76h

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.

Qualifications

None