ARL Newsletter Addresses Copyright and Fair Use in Digital Environments

From: Julia C Blixrud <jblix[_at_]cni.org>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 11:52:01 -0400 (EDT)

The following announcement is from the Association of Research Libraries:

July 2, 1997

ARL Announces...

ARL Newsletter Addresses Copyright and Fair Use in Digital Environments

In an effort to encourage the development of consensus within the educational community around best practices, policies, and responsible uses of copyrighted materials in the digital environments, ARL has published a special issue of its newsletter devoted to this topic. (June 1997, #192).

In addition to status reports on the Conference on Fair Use, the WIPO process, and the U.S. and Canadian legislative efforts, the newsletter also reports on two strategies for the education community to advance this effort.

ARL is developing a clearinghouse of educational community experience relating to copyright and fair use in the digital environment. Librarians, faculty, technologists, and univerisity and society publishers are all encouraged to alert ARL to existing or planned policies, practices, or relevant activities at their institutions. In addition, the community is encouraged to seek insitutional endorsement for the NHA Basic Principles for Managing Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment.

The special copyright issue of the ARL Newsletter includes reports about:

   o Fallout from the Conference on Fair Use (CONFU)

   o ARLUs specific concerns with the proposed fair use guidelines

   o Ways the educational community can work toward consensus on

      copyright in the digital environment

   o A showcase of Northwestern's e-reserve policies

   o The NHA Basic Principles for Managing IP

   o Reports on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

      process including the controversial proposal for database protection

   o U.S. and Canadian legislation updates

For more information about these initiatives contact Patricia Brennan, ARL Program Officer (patricia[_at_]cni.org).

The ARL Newsletter is available in most academic and research libraries in North America. It is also available on the ARL homepage at: <http://arl.cni.org/newsltr/192/192toc.html>. To subscribe to the ARL Newsletter or to order bulk copies of this special issue contact ARL publications (pubs[_at_]cni.org).

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   Julia Blixrud <jblix[_at_]cni.org>
   Senior Program Officer
   Association of Research Libraries

Received on Thu Jul 03 1997 - 15:58:38 GMT