The networking of information in order to generate knowledge was the original context in which the internet arose. Encompassing various uses, the internet is a form of infrastructure that relies on knowledge practices. This infrastructure and the law surrounding it are the subject of this book, which is directed primarily at students of library and information science, as well as the employees of information institutions.

Harald Baumeister, Bay. Staatsbibliothek, Abt. Bibliotheksakademie Bayern; Kathrin Schwärzel, Universitätsbibliothek der LMU München.