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Edited by Menzi L. Behrnd-Klodt and Christopher J. Prom; introduction by Peter B. Hirtle; featuring modules by Heather Briston, Menzi L. Behrnd-Klodt, and Aprille McKay 

Rights in the Digital Era is the second installment in the series Trends in Archives Practice. It includes four timely modules:

• Module 4: Understanding Copyright Law
  by Heather Briston
  Describes the main principles of copyright law and outlines strategies for addressing common issues, special topics, and digital projects.
• Module 5: Balancing Access and Privacy in Manuscript Collections
  by Menzi L. Behrnd-Klodt
  Introduces basic access and privacy laws, concepts, definitions, and professional ethical standards affecting manuscript materials and private and family papers.
• Module 6: Balancing Access and Privacy in the Records of Organizations
  by Menzi L. Behrnd-Klodt
  Introduces basic access and privacy laws, concepts, definitions, and professional ethical standards affecting the management of records created by organizations, businesses, agencies, and other entities.
• Module 7: Managing Rights andPermissions
  by Aprille C. McKay
  Provides practical guidance to help archivists transfer, clear, manage, and track rights information in analog and digital archives.

As Harvard University Research Fellow Peter B. Hirtle notes in his introduction, "These modules are an important resource for all archivists who want to understand some of their legal obligations when providing access to archival materials. They provide a useful introduction to the law of copyright, privacy, publicity, and trademarks from an archival perspective."

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