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National Library Law, 5768-2007 (Extract)

National Library Law, 5768-2007

[Excerpts]

[Prepared by WIPO, 2014]

[Hebrew Version is controlling]

 

 

Accessibility to Library Collections

22. (a) The Director-General of the Company, upon consultation with the Academic Director, where one has been appointed, and with authorization of the board, shall formulate rules with the purpose of allowing the public, as possible, reasonable and appropriate accessibility to the collections of the library, pursuant to principles of equality.

(b) The Director-General may enact different provisions in the rules, as said under subsection (a) for varying types of library users, paying special attention to their needs, among other things.

(c) The rules referred to under subsection (a) shall be formulated after a reasonable opportunity has been afforded to bodies representing the interests of library users to represent their positions before the Director General.

 

Permitted Use of the National Library

23. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, ac act, as specified hereafter, shall be permitted to the national library for the following purposes:

(1) the making of two copies of a work, for which the Books Law applies thereto, and copies thereof have not been delivered to the national library for any reason; the library shall be permitted to make copies, as aforementioned, upon approaching the person, in as much as his identity is known, who is subject to a duty of delivery, in accordance with the Books Law, and his failed to perform his duty;

(2) Replacement of a copy of a work, which was in the possession of the national library after it was delivered thereto in accordance with the Books Law, and had been lost, destroyed or became unusable;

(3) Copying for purpose of preservation, in any form, of a work for which copy thereof is available to the national library or that the library has access thereto, and provided that such copy shall not be used as an additional copy to other copies already present in the library, and with regards to a work the library has access to – in as much as the library has access as said;

(4) Copying for the purpose of preservation of websites to of works enumerated in them; public access to copies made in accordance to this paragraph, shall be performed in accordance with conditions and reservations determined by the Minister of Justice, and with his approval; Provisions thereof shall be enacted, taking into consideration the effect on proprietors of rights on the works, among other things.

(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not derogate from the provisions of any other law which permit the national library to make copies of works.