Glenn-Callender, JulietGeorge, JenniferGreene, PaulaGuiseppi, RoslynAlleyne-Regis, Arlene2025-09-242025-09-242016Copyright Act of Trinidad and Tobago, 1997. (2014, December 31). Retrieved May 9, 2016, from http://rgd.legalaffairs.gov.tt/laws2/alphabetical_list/lawspdfs/82.80.pdf Copyright Music Organization of Trinidad and Tobago (2015). Retrieved May 2, 2016 from http://www.cott.org.tt Crews, K. D. (2015). Study on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives. Retrieved April/May, 2016, from http://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/copyright/en/sccr_30/sccr_30_3.pdf NALIS Act 1998. Retrieved April, 2016, from http://www.nalis.gov.tt/AboutUs/tabid/56/Default.aspx?PageContentID=6 National Library and Information System Authority. (2015). Annual Report 2014-2015. Port of Spain: NALIS. Intellectual Property Office. (2016, May 6). Amendments to Copyright Act [Email communication]. IFLA. (2013). Treaty proposal on limitations and exceptions for Libraries and Archives. (2016) (4.4v). The Hague. Retrieved from http://www.eifl.net/system/files/resources/201408/tlib_v4_4_december_2013.pdf Trinidad and Tobago Reprographic Rights Organization (2010). Retrieved May 2, 2016 from http://ttrro.org.tt United Nations Development Programme. (2015). Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Retrieved April, 2016, from http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/sdgoverview/post-2015-development-agenda.html World Intellectual Property Organization. (2013). Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled. Retrieved May 9, 2016, from http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=13169https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/5778This paper examines how current library practices fit into the copyright legislative system of Trinidad and Tobago and what is taking place in our institutions. What can we do to ensure that practicing librarians make accurate decisions when using copyrighted works and still continue to provide an accepted level of service to users in this digital age? The Copyright Act 1997 of Trinidad and Tobago in its present form does not address routine library uses of copyrighted works especially with regards to limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives. Eighteen library professionals from special, school, academic, national, public and Archives were interviewed using open-ended questions and a survey instrument to determine their knowledge of the Copyright Act; the services provided in relation to print and digital works and the various challenges and issues faced in providing quality service while still observing the tenets as stated in the Act. Their responses were analyzed to determine the issues involved, the commonalities among the various library types and useful solutions in moving forward. Based on the analysis of the Copyright Act and interviewees’ responses, the findings revealed that there was no legislative framework to govern the lending of e-resources especially in relation to e-books and articles (not supplied by a commercial database), making digital copies generally, creating digital images of photographs and texts, and creating access to these via the internet. The results also revealed that at least half of the librarians interviewed were unfamiliar with the rules of the Copyright Act. It was concluded that to build familiarity with the laws, library professionals should engage in educational sessions with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and that by working with the IPO, the library’s interests would best be represented via the amendments formulated under the current review of the Copyright Act.engAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Articlehttp://2016.ifla.org/open accessTrinidad and Tobagocopyrightdigitizationlimitations and exceptionsintellectual property