SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University’s Rachel Crowley co-authored Copyright Policies in College Libraries, which was recently published by the American Library Association. The resource book is a collection of selected copyright policies to assist library and campus personnel.

Crowley, director of library and information services at BCU’s Bishop Mueller Library, co-authored the resource book with Patricia Keogh, head of cataloging, Long Island University Brooklyn Campus Library, Brooklyn, N.Y.

“Copyright Policies in College Libraries is a resource for those who create or update academic library and campus copyright policies,” Crowley said. “It offers a compilation of copyright policies in use at college and university libraries and provides information on policy content, copyright monitoring and educating on copyright.”

Crowley, who joined Briar Cliff in 2003, holds a M.L.S. Degree from Emporia State University, Emporia, Kan.; and a master’s degree from Ball State University, Muncie, Ind.

Copyright Policies in College Libraries is available online at the American Library Association Store at http://www.alastore.ala.org.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 26 states and four countries.  Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion.