[Libs-Or] online copyright workshop

[Trott, Garrett]

The Oregon Library Association's Academic Division (ACRL-OR) and the Pacific Northwest Religious and Theological Library Association (PNWRTLA) are co-sponsoring an online copyright workshop, presented by Kevin L. Smith , Director of Copyright and Scholarly Communications at Duke University.  This workshop will be on February 27th, April 3rd, and May 1st from noon-1 PM (Pacific Time).  The topics will be as follows:

February 27th - How did we get into this mess: Copyright and its discontents.  This will be a chance to review the basic of copyright in the context of explaining why the law has been so unable to respond to the challenges of the digital age.

April 3rd - Libraries go to court: a review of recent cases.  This will provide some updates about the status of four recent copyright cases involving academic libraries - GSU, UCLA, HathiTrust and Kirtsaeng v. Wiley -- along with lessons that can be taken from each.

May 1st - Policy decisions in the copyright arena.  This will provide an explicit discussion about choices to be made while formulating copyright policy for higher education institutions.

You may register for any or all of these.  Registration costs for individuals are $50 for all/ $20 each. Registration costs for groups are $100 for all/ $40 each.

Registration is open at: https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_136627

Kevin L. Smith holds a Masters of Library Science from Kent State University and has worked as an academic librarian in both liberal arts colleges and specialized libraries. His strong interest in copyright law began in library school and he received a law degree from Capital University in 2005. Before moving to Duke in 2006, Kevin served as the Director of the Pilgrim Library at Defiance College in Ohio, where he also taught Constitutional Law. He is admitted to the bar in Ohio and North Carolina.  His expertise in copyright law, practice in academia, and experience in libraries have made his blog, "Scholarly Communications @ Duke," a popular resource for issues related to copyright law and their relevance for academic libraries.

If there are any questions regarding this workshop or registration, please do not hesitate to contact Garrett Trott (contact info is in the signature).

On behalf of ACRL-OR and PNWRTLA, we are eager to share this opportunity to learn from Kevin Smith's expertise.

Thank you,

Garrett Trott
Reference/Instruction Librarian
CORBAN UNIVERSITY
5000 Deer Park Drive SE
Salem, Ore.
Voice -- 503-589-8116
Text/SMS -- 503-551-7690
Fax -- 503-375-7196
gtrott at corban.edu<mailto:gtrott at corban.edu>
Web Site: www.corban.edu<http://www.corban.edu>

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