If you are attending SLA this year, mark on your calendars Lesley's book signing on Sunday June 14th at 4:30 in the Expo Hall -- for the 2nd ed of Licensing Digital Content: A Practical Guide for Librarians. See www.licensingdigitalcontent.blogspot.com.
Also, consider the Certificate in Copyright Management which is a unique opportunity for special librarians and others in the U.S., Canada and around the world. It is offered jointly by SLA and Copyrightlaws.com and provides librarians, publishers and others with a Certificate to recognize their studies and practical exercises in practical copyright and licensing situations that arise in libraries and enterprises on a daily basis. Obtain a Certificate, get recognized for your knowledge and experience and receive IACET CEU credits for participating in any one or all of the 7 courses leading to this Certificate. The next in-person course is on 13 June from 8 am to 5 pm in Washington DC. It is on managing copyright issues. You will learn how to avoid law suits, lower your copyright risk management, how to legally obtain and organize your copyright permissions, the role of copyright collectives such as the CCC, working with license agreements, monitoring uses of content and dealing with an infringement accusation. Guest speakers will allow the opportunity to ask your specific questions to people in key copyright positions in copyright collectives and vendors. Learn more & register for CCM600. The following in-person course is on 14 June from 8 am to 4 pm in Washington DC. It is on enterprise-wide copyright education. You will learn how to implement copyright education in your enterprise and ensure that copyright compliance is a key priority. There is an opportunity to develop your own copyright education plan. Learn more & register for CCM700. Both of these courses are practical and hands-on and will bring your knowledge to the next level. Who is eligible to attend the Certificate courses? Information professionals in all libraries who acquire, use, distribute and access content, as well as those who create and publish content. Info at www.clickuniversity.com or email Shelva Suggs at ssuggs at sla.org. Instructor is: Lesley Ellen Harris, Info Rights columnist for SLA?s Information Outlook. Visit her site athttp://copyrightlaws.com or her blog at www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com.
