[WORKSHOP] Licensing of Electronic Resources (October 27-28, 1997: Ottawa, Canada)

[Terry Kuny]

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                      'License or perish?'

      A Workshop on the Licensing of Electronic Resources
                   Ottawa,  October 27-28, 1997


Purpose and Overview

Increasingly, information resources are available electronically.
In this exciting but uncertain environment, information providers who
need to protect their investments are turning to licenses to define
and control the use of their products.  As licenses become standard
business practice for providing access to and use of electronic
information, we must pay attention to both the details and the
cumulative effect of these agreements on users, institutions, and the
process of scholarly communication. Library and information centre
managers are now faced with negotiating terms of use for each
electronic resource that satisfy both the information provider and
the user.  In the realm of license negotiation, one can learn that a
clause was missed and we have agreed to restrictions that would be
unacceptable in either a print or digital environment.

This one and a half day workshop will provide participants with a
clear understanding of  the complexities of the electronic license
environment, including:

-  the legal aspects of licensing (definitions, authentication,
contract law, copyright and Intellectual Property Law as it relates
to electronic licenses)

- a detailed understanding of how to read and interpret a contract

- trends, developments and predictions in the international arena
- the opportunities for Canadian libraries.


Target Audience

This Workshop is being presented in conjunction with  the CARL/ABRC
Fall General Meeting. Others are cordially invited to attend,
especially:

         Library Directors of any type of library using, or intending to
        negotiate access to, electronic library  resources

         Acquisitions, technical services, legal, computing centre and other
        staff involved in reviewing or negotiating electronic licenses

         Vendors/ commercial distributors

         Others with an interest in the topic

Speakers:
        Pieter Bolman, President, Academic Press
         Mary Case,  Director, Office of Scholarly Communication, ARL
        (Association of Research Libraries)
         Diane Cornish, partner, Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt
          Hazel Fry, Executive Director, COPPUL (Council of Pacific and
         Prairie University Libraries)
         Gary Gibson, Director - Library Sales, Micromedia
         Nigel Lodge and Mike Johnson, CHEST (Combined Higher Education
         Software Team), U.K.
         Alan H. MacDonald, Director, Information Services,  The University 
         of Calgary
        Carole Moore, Chief Librarian, University of Toronto
         Ann Okerson, Associate University Librarian, Yale University
         Stephen W. Rhind-Tutt, President, Chadwyck-Healey Inc.
        John Tagler, Director of Corporate Communications, Elsevier
        Science


Date and Location

October 27, 1997    2:15 pm - 5:15 pm
October 28, 1997    9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Minto Place Suite Hotel, 433 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario
1-800-267-3377

80 suites are being held until September 22, 1997.  The daily rate is
$110.00.


Registration Fees

$310 (CARL Directors)
$410 (non-members)

Attendance is limited.  The registration fee includes continental
breakfast, buffet lunch, all breaks, and a reception at the National
Library.  Participants are invited to join CARL members for dinner
on October 27th (additional charge of $50).  Further information to
be provided.

Prepayment is required.  Cheques should be made payable to Canadian
Association of Research Libraries and mailed BY SEPTEMBER 5th, 1997
to :

Stellina Mingardi
Canadian Association of Research Libraries
Room 602
Morisset Hall
University of Ottawa
65 University Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9A5

Phone:    (613) 562-5800 ext. 3652
Fax:         (613) 562-5195
email:     carladm at uottawa.ca


Registration

Fax or mail the registration form.

The above information plus updates may also be found on the CARL/ABRC
website.

http://www.uottawa.ca/library/carl/



        CARL/ABRC Licensing Workshop Registration Form

                      'License or perish?'
A Workshop on the Licensing of Electronic Resources for Libraries

                      October 27-28, 1997
                    Minto Place Suite Hotel
                        Ottawa, Ontario


Sponsored by:          	 Canadian Association of Research
			 	  Libraries/Association des bibliotheques
                         	  	 de recherche du Canada
In association with: 	 Association of Research Libraries
			  	 (Washington, D.C.)

Registration deadline:      September 5, 1997

Confirmations will be sent:    September 8, 1997


The registration fee includes continental breakfast, buffet lunch,
all breaks, and a reception at the National Library.   Attendance
will be limited.


1.   Registrant information

Name:

Title:

Library:

Address:

Telephone:

Fax:

Email


2.   Amount and Method of Payment

$310 (CARL members)
$410      (non-members)

Prepayment is required.  Please make cheques payable to the Canadian
Association of Research Libraries and mail by September 5, 1997 to:

Stellina Mingardi Administrative Assistant
Canadian Association of Research Libraries
Room 602, Morisset Hall
6 5 University Street Ottawa,
Ontario K1N 9A5

     Telephone: (613) 562-5800 ext. 3652
          Fax: (613) 562-5195
          Email: carladm at uottawa.ca

No refund for cancellations received after September 5, 1997.


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  Tim Mark
       Interim Executive Director / Directeur General Interimaire
            Canadian Association of Research Libraries /
         Association des bibliotheques de recherche du Canada
                  Tel: (613) 562-5800 x3652
                  Fax: (613) 562-5195
                  Internet: carl at uottawa.ca
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