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<div class="entrymeta">December 08th, 2008 | Category: <a title="View all posts in ALAWON" href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?cat=1" rel="category">ALAWON</a>, <a title="View all posts in Copyright" href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?cat=9" rel="category">Copyright</a>, <a title="View all posts in Events" href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?cat=7" rel="category">Events</a>, <a title="View all posts in OITP" href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?cat=5" rel="category">OITP</a> </div>

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<p>In November 2008 OITP hosted a conference in Washington, D.C. titled <em>"Cultural Heritage and Living Culture: Defining The U.S. Library Position on Access and Protection of Traditional Cultural Expression."</em> The objectives of the conference included the following:</p>

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<li>To clarify and record the key issues for libraries that collect, provide access to, and preserve traditional cultural expression; </li></ul>
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<li>To recognize that due to the unique nature of TCE and their link to cultural identity, typical models of protection and management of creative works may be ill suited; </li></ul>
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<li>To stimulate the necessary awareness in the U.S. library community; and </li></ul>
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<li>To help frame positions to represent the U.S. library community and the public interest in WIPO debates </li></ul>
<p>Check out the <a href="http://www.wo.ala.org/tce">conference Web site</a>, and explore the <a href="http://wo.ala.org/tce/resources/">resources</a> section to find videorecordings of many of the sessions.</p>
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</object></p></div></div><br>-- <br>Diedre Conkling<br><a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com">diedre08@gmail.com</a><br></div>