Proposed change to policy manual
Advanced copies and Pirated material policy
The Next Search Catalog administrators reserve the right to remove any advanced copies or pirated materials found in Next Search Catalog.
Advanced copies
Advanced Copies (also known as galleys; proofs; promotional copies; review editions; advanced reading copies; advanced viewing copies; screeners; promo copies; and various othe names) are copies of material that publishers and media companies give to people in the book and media business world to allow those people to write reviews and generate interest in a product or publication before the material is officially released for sale to the public.
Advanced copies are:
Lower quality paperback bindings (books)
In paper sleeves instead of cases (CDs, DVDs, other disc media)
Still in the process of being edited
Almost always stamped with phrases like “Advanced copy - not for sale”
It is not ethical to add advanced copies of materials to a public library catalog.
Pirated material
Pirated materials (also known as bootlegs; camrips; unauthorized copies; black-market editions; and various other names) are editions of materials that are produced without authorization from the copyright owner.
Adding pirated copies of materials to a public catalog is illegal. Pirated materials are made with the express intent of selling materials that the poducer of the materials does not have the legal right to sell.
Voting
During the month of February, 2024, the 44 Next Search Catalog directors were asked to vote “Yes” or “No” to add this policy to Next Search Catalog.
34 of the directors voted. Of those 34, 33 voted in favor of adding this policy and 1 voted against adding this policy.
NEKLS executive board
The NEKLS executive board will be asked to review and approve this policy at their next meeting.