[Web4lib] Announcement: Online Workshops about Copyright and Libraries

[Tom Peters]

Greetings!  

In mid-March the Rolling Prairie Library System in Decatur, Illinois, will host a series of four online workshops about copyright and libraries.  Each workshop will address the copyright issues of a particular type of library--special, school, public, and academic.  Rebecca Butler from Northern Illinois University will be the workshop leader.  Details are below. 

These online workshops are open to everyone.  The Rolling Prairie Library System does ask that you register, but there is no registration fee.  Once you register, specific information about how to participate in these online workshops will be made available to you.  

A webpage containing information (with hotlinks) about these four workshops is available at the following URL:

http://www.opal-online.org/progslis.htm

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 beginning at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, 9:30 Central, 8:30 Mountain, 7:30 Pacific, and 3:30 p.m. GMT: 

Copyright for the Special Librarian, presented by Rebecca Butler 

After providing an overview of copyright law and its impact on special libraries, Rebecca Butler will address specific questions based on the needs of the special librarian. Topics to be addressed include: the use of Arial software and how it affects copyright compliance, dissemination of information to others by copying the title page and sending it to others, and when you can legally copy articles from a journal in order to disseminate the needed information. 

To submit a copyright question that you would like to have addressed during the workshop, please email Bev Obert by Monday, Feb. 26, 2007. 

Rebecca Butler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education Technology, Research, and Assessment at Northern Illinois University. She also serves as the advisor for School Library Media Certification/Endorsement. She holds an MSLS from the University of Kentucky and a PH.D. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She is the author of Copyright for Teachers and Librarians published by Neal-Schuman in 2004. 

NOTE: This online presentation will last approximately 2.5 hours. It is free and open to all, but we do ask that your register. Please note that you will need to have a free CLeO account with RPLS in order to register. To set up your CLeO account, click here. 

Sponsor: Rolling Prairie Library System 

Location: RPLS OPAL Room (version 5). 

NOTE: This program is made possible through a "The YES Culture" grant. "Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)." 


Tuesday, March 13, 2007 beginning at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 1:00 p.m. Central, noon Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific, and 7:00 p.m. GMT: 

Copyright for the School Librarian, presented by Rebecca Butler 

Many school librarians feel as if they are the Copyright Police. At this workshop, you will learn the basics of copyright law, receive tips towards the development of a school-wide copyright policy, as well as discuss how to work within copyright law in the K-12 school environment. Questions that will be answered include: How can you tell teachers they must not show a movie as a treat to their students without the proper license? How can you teach children ethical use of materials, such as how to request the use of copyrighted material? What are some of the ways that you can borrow/copy materials in the school and still be sure that you are in compliance with copyright law? 

To submit a copyright question that you would like to have addressed during the workshop, please email Bev Obert by Monday, Feb. 26, 2007. 

Rebecca Butler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education Technology, Research, and Assessment at Northern Illinois University. She also serves as the advisor for School Library Media Certification/Endorsement. She holds an MSLS from the University of Kentucky and a PH.D. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She is the author of Copyright for Teachers and Librarians published by Neal-Schuman in 2004. 

NOTE: This online presentation will last approximately 2.5 hours. It is free and open to all, but we do ask that your register. Please note that you will need to have a free CLeO account with RPLS in order to register. To set up your CLeO account, click here. 

Sponsor: Rolling Prairie Library System 

Location: RPLS OPAL Room (version 5). 

NOTE: This program is made possible through a "The YES Culture" grant. "Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)." 


Wednesday, March 14, 2007 beginning at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, 9:30 Central, 8:30 Mountain, 7:30 Pacific, and 3:30 p.m. GMT: 

Copyright for the Public Librarian, presented by Rebecca Butler 

Copyright law is important for all librarians to understand. One reason is to be compliant with the law within the library. A second reason is to educate the public about copyright laws. At this workshop, Public Librarians and staff will obtain an overview of copyright law. Then topics specific to the public library situation will be addressed. Questions to be addressed include: Can you burn a CD that you have purchased and circulate the copy while keeping the original as an archive? What are our responsibilities when we see a patron making a photocopy of a piece of music? Can we show a movie without a public performance license? 

To submit a copyright question that you would like to have addressed during the workshop, please email Bev Obert by Monday, Feb. 26, 2007. 

Rebecca Butler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education Technology, Research, and Assessment at Northern Illinois University. She also serves as the advisor for School Library Media Certification/Endorsement. She holds an MSLS from the University of Kentucky and a PH.D. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She is the author of Copyright for Teachers and Librarians published by Neal-Schuman in 2004. 

NOTE: This online presentation will last approximately 2.5 hours. It is free and open to all, but we do ask that your register. Please note that you will need to have a free CLeO account with RPLS in order to register. To set up your CLeO account, click here. 

Sponsor: Rolling Prairie Library System 

Location: RPLS OPAL Room (version 5). 

NOTE: This program is made possible through a "The YES Culture" grant. "Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)." 


Wednesday, March 14, 2007 beginning at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 1:00 p.m. Central, noon Mountain, 11:00 a.m Pacific, and 7:00 p.m. GMT: 

Copyright for the Academic Librarian, presented by Rebecca Butler 

Academic librarians deal with copyright on a routine basis. One of the newest twists to copyright compliance deals with providing materials to distance education students. At this workshop, there will be a general overview of copyright law and then specific discussion on copyright and distance education. Within copyright law, the TEACH Act and the DMCA –- two additions of the law written with distance education in mind –- will be addressed. Who handles copyright clearance at your academic institution? 

To submit a copyright question that you would like to have addressed during the workshop, please email Bev Obert by Monday, Feb. 26, 2007. 

Rebecca Butler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education Technology, Research, and Assessment at Northern Illinois University. She also serves as the advisor for School Library Media Certification/Endorsement. She holds an MSLS from the University of Kentucky and a PH.D. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She is the author of Copyright for Teachers and Librarians published by Neal-Schuman in 2004. 

NOTE: This online presentation will last approximately 2.5 hours. It is free and open to all, but we do ask that your register. Please note that you will need to have a free CLeO account with RPLS in order to register. To set up your CLeO account, click here. 

Sponsor: Rolling Prairie Library System 

Location: RPLS OPAL Room (version 5). 

NOTE: This program is made possible through a "The YES Culture" grant. "Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)." 

 
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