Scholarly Commons @ MU
Myers, Carla: Recent submissions
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Copyright in action: Coping with copyright questions in your library
As information professionals, library staff members are on the frontlines of copyright and intellectual property discussions. In this session, we will review examples of real-life copyright quandaries. Attendees will ... -
Copyright in Action: Considerations for Instruction
It’s part of nearly every library’s mission to preserve and freely share collected resources. However, as we move further into a world of contracting for access to (rather than ownership of) digital resources, it’s critical ... -
Copyright in Action: Understanding Section 108--The "Reproduction by Libraries and Archives" Exception
It’s part of nearly every library’s mission to preserve and freely share collected resources. However, as we move further into a world of contracting for access to (rather than ownership of) digital resources, it’s critical ... -
Copyright in action: Understanding fair use
Fair use is an exception found in US copyright law that users, including information professionals, can consider utilizing when looking to make copies of copyrighted works. Codified in in Section 107 of US copyright law ... -
Acting on IP: Valuing Students Rights as Intellectual Property Creators
Many works that students create are eligible for some form of intellectual property (IP) protection; however, students are rarely educated about these rights or the management of them. This session will provide an overview ... -
Copyright and Open Educational Resources: Creation, Licensing, and Use
Copyright permeates almost every aspect of the creation and use of Open Educational Resources (OER). Given academic librarians role in championing the OER movement and promoting the ethical and responsible re-use of ... -
Open Access and Institutional Repositories
This presentation explores open access issues related to institutional repositories. -
Be a Force For Affordable Learning!
In this session the presenters will provide an overview of Affordable Learning (AL) initiatives that can help address student textbook costs, including the use of Open Educational Resources (OER), also known as Freely ... -
Affordable Learning: Tips & Opportunities
Affordable Learning (AL) initiatives allow faculty to identify ways they can reduce or eliminate textbooks costs for students. Session attendees will learn about these initiatives and how they can begin to implement them ... -
Copyright Basics
This introductory session in this series will describe the history and mechanics of copyright law in the United States. Copyright issues are common in library land, but many individuals may be hazy on the details and on ... -
"Can't you just say Yes?" Answering Copyright Questions About Fair Use for Faculty Colleagues
More frequently academic librarians are being sought-out by faculty for assistance in answering copyright questions, and many of these questions are about how the fair use exception found in Section 107 of US copyright law ... -
The 2017 Kraemer Copyright Conference Proceedings: An Introduction
An Editorial introduction to the proceedings from the 2017 Kraemer Copyright Conference. -
Desire to Listen: One Learning Management System-Based Solution to Providing Copyright Compliant Streaming Audio Reserves
In 2008, the Performing Arts Librarian and the Bierce Library Course Reserves Manager at the Bierce Library at the University of Akron were charged by library administration to explore possible solutions for providing ... -
Seven Steps to Help you Become More Knowledgeable About U.S. Copyright Law
As copyright law is so closely ingrained with library services, it is important for librarians to learn about it and how to balance the law with the needs of users. Unfortunately, many Library and Information Science degree ... -
Answering Copyright Questions at the Reference Desk: a Guide for Academic Librarians
Copyright compliance is a major issue in higher education, and academic librarians are being approached more frequently by students and instructors with questions as to how copyrighted works can be legally used for teaching ... -
An Introduction to the Creative Commons
This presentation provides an overview of Creative Commons licensing. -
Copyright and Open Educational Resources
This presentation provided an overview of US copyright law and the exceptions that are most relevant to libraries and educational institutions. -
Copyright Boot Camp
This presentation provided an overview of US copyright law and the exceptions that are most relevant to libraries and educational institutions. -
Scholarly Communications-Trends and Issues
Session participants learned how to develop a scholarly communications outreach program for their institution. -
Copyright Trends & Issues
This session provided an overview of current copyright issues impacting libraries and academia.