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  • An Introduction to the Creative Commons: Creation, Licensing, and Use 

    Myers, Carla S.
    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 ...
  • An Introduction to the Creative Commons 

    Myers, Carla S.
    Creative Commons (CC) licenses provide those creating copyrightable works with an opportunity to outline terms under which others can reuse them, eliminating the need for users to seek permission for their use of the ...
  • Copyright and Course Reserves: Electronic and Media Reserves 

    Myers, Carla S.
    In this webinar, we'll explore ways in which academic libraries can lawfully connect faculty and students with access to books, book chapters, articles, and film through electronic and media reserve services. We'll also ...
  • Copyright and Course Reserves: Print Reserves 

    Myers, Carla S.
    In offering print reserve services, academic libraries can help faculty and students access required and supplemental learning materials including, but not limited to books, DVDs, music CDs, and photocopies of works such ...
  • Copyright Under Quarantine 

    Myers, Carla S.
    Our current circumstances are complex and dynamic, and libraries of all types are doing their best to respond to the needs of the diverse communities they serve. If you’re wondering how we move forward under these conditions, ...
  • TEACH-ing Online? 

    Myers, Carla S.
    In recent years, K-12 and academic libraries have seen an increasing demand to provide online access to film that can be used as part of course instruction. The Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) ...
  • OER and Fair Use: Strange Bedfellows or BFFs? 

    Myers, Carla S.; Pai, Sunyeen; Cross, Will
    Fair use is an exception found in U.S. copyright law that authors, educators, and librarians frequently take advantage of when using third-party works in the creation of new scholarship. Can fair use be considered when ...
  • Copyright & OER: Outlining the Issues 

    Myers, Carla S.
    Copyright issues come into play as open educational resources (OER) are created, and people frequently have questions about copyright and licensing when seeking to reuse, remix, and redistribute OER. To help address common ...
  • Copyright and Digital Preservation: Legal and Administrative Issues 

    Myers, Carla S.
    In today’s information landscape, there are fewer topics that more urgently demand expansive discourse than digital preservation, which touches on everything from technology to copyright. The Association for Library ...
  • Walking the Tightrope: Balancing Student’s Desire for Textbooks & the Library Budget 

    Myers, Carla S.; Glazier, Rhonda
    This chapter provides an overview of how academic libraries can adequately budget for and manage textbooks circulated to students through a print course reserve service.
  • Stakes and Stakeholders: OER—Framing the Issues 

    Myers, Carla S.; Yano, Brady
    This book is intended to act as a guide for would-be champions of Open Educational Resources (OER) that anyone—called to action by the example set by the chapter authors—might learn serve as OER champions and guides ...
  • Coaching up the Chain of Command 

    Myers, Carla S.
    An increasing number of academics, especially librarians, find that they need to teach at least the basics of copyright law and its application to a wide variety of audiences. Copyright is a complex and counter-intuitive ...
  • Online Classrooms: Is the TEACH Act Enough? 

    Myers, Carla
    As the scholarly communications universe continues to change and expand, it’s increasingly important for librarians to understand and be able to advise on complicated copyright issues in an accessible and relatable matter. ...
  • Show me the Money! Or Not? Making Sense of the Fourth Factor of Fair Use. 

    Myers, Carla
    The fair use exception, found in Section 107 of US copyright law, is frequently utilized by librarians looking to reuse the works of others to provide services and resources to patrons (e.g. digitization projects, academic ...
  • Copyright in action: Creating sustainable copyright policies 

    Myers, Carla
    Clear and consistent policies are the key to easing your copyright-related worries. In this session, attendees will discuss how to make policy determinations in a wide variety of areas, including digitization projects, ...
  • Copyright in action: Coping with copyright questions in your library 

    Myers, Carla
    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 

    Myers, Carla
    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 

    Myers, Carla
    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 

    Myers, Carla
    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 

    Myers, Carla
    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 ...