Legislation in the Fields of Library and Information Services

Structure Type: Course
Code: KD18BAKM02
Type: Compulsory
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 4.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Leikkari, Esa
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
KIKO-2015   3 spring   4.0   2018-01-01   2018-07-31  
KIKO-2016   3 spring   4.0   2019-01-01   2019-07-31  

Learning Outcomes

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

Student's Workload

- lectures 28 h, instructed work 8 h, independent work 72 h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

None

Contents

- 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

Recommended or Required Reading

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

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- lectures
- exercises of informationv search
- independent study

Assessment Criteria

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.
Good (3)
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.
Satisfactory (1)
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 Methods

- written exam
- information search exercises

Work Placement

None

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