D5.6 Guidelines & FAQs (LA) Industries – Final Version

This deliverable presents Guidelines and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the Libraries and Archives (LA) sector with regards to their conducts on a) legal compliance and compliance with standards for Openness, b) implementation of technological measures, c) adoption of social norms and common practices, particularly if in conflict with formal legal norms and more aligned to Open Knowledge principles and d) access to content by people with disabilities. The work derives from Work Package (WP) 5 of the reCreating Europe project. This focuses specifically on cultural heritage institutions, such as galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM). The project conducted a comparative and cross-national landscape analysis, aiming to map the governance and implementation processes for Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in GLAM, and a report on the existing copyright legal framework addressing Libraries and Archives (LA) in the EU. Building on these efforts, this deliverable intends to use the work conducted in this branch of the reCreating Europe project to formulate a valuable resource for LA professionals in need of information to carry out their work in an informed manner, in accordance with best practice.

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