(via the Medical Library Association)
Registration is open for the MLA webinar “Demystifying Copyright: Principles, Practices, and Ethical Considerations for Health Information Professionals”. It will take place on Wednesday, June 25, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration.
This session will introduce and review principles of US copyright law that are relevant to working with the public in information-seeking contexts. In addition to familiar issues like fair use, permissions, and the public domain, we’ll also explore copyright ownership principles and the importance of licensing for both users and creators of copyrightable materials. We will briefly explore some differences in these issues in international contexts.
Many people think that plagiarism is a copyright issue, but this session will outline how it is typically not addressed by US copyright law. We will contrast this with academic ethics enforcement mechanisms more relevant to plagiarism. We will also touch on ethical and professional considerations around providing information about legal topics.
Attendees with limited copyright background will find this session informative on basic points and will see how to put some of that information into practice with library users immediately. Attendees with deeper experience with copyright will have an opportunity to expand their knowledge and begin applying it in novel legal contexts. All attendees will come away with a list of re-shareable information resources, and some principles for identifying shareable information in the future.
The presenter is Nancy Sims, the University of Minnesota Libraries’ subject specialist on copyright issues.
For additional information, including the learning outcomes, and to register, please go here. The cost is $96.00.