Document (#14812)

Author

Healey, P.D.

Title

Chicken Little at the reference desk : the myth of librarian liability

Source

Law library journal. 87(1995) no.3, S.515-533

Year

1995

Abstract

Explores the possibilities of librarians incurring liability for activities conducted at the reference desk. Librarian liability is viewed as a myth since no reported court decisions nor any established legal theory support the concept

Theme

Informationsdienstleistungen

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