Digital Technology and Culture

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Library Event

The library is hosting this audio conference, scheduled for Thursday,
February 7, 2008, from 10-11am PST. The conference will be held in the
library conference room. See information about the conference below:


In the Higher Education setting there is still much confusion over the
proper use of printed and other copyrighted material; the digital era
has only increased the uncertainty. In this 60-minute audio conference
you'll learn how to apply the Fair Use law to new electronic media, and
practices to keep your institution liability free. Please join us for:

"Applying Fair Use in Higher Education: Clearing Up the Confusion"
Thursday, February 7, 2008 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
http://www.higheredhero.com/fair3i?ID=-824358032

You and your team are invited to join us to discover:
** Up-to-date information for making Fair Use determinations
** Practices for applying the law to digital materials
** Types of works covered for classroom, online and blended courses
** How to handle personal and institutional liability issues
** Guidelines for creating policies that comply with the law

Your Presenter:
Laura (Lolly) N. Gasaway is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and
Professor of Law University of North Carolina School of Law
** Ms. Gasaway has been Associate Dean since July 2006. She served as
Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law from 1985 until
2006.
** She teaches courses in Copyright Law and Cyberspace Law in the law
school and Copyright Law for Librarians in the School of Information
and Library Science.
** Lolly is a past president of the American Association of Law
Libraries and is a Fellow of the Special Libraries Association and has
served on and chaired various committees of both associations, including
their Copyright Committees.
** She served on the American Bar Association's Accreditation Committee
and on the Council of the Section on Legal Education and Admissions
to
the Bar.
** Lolly represented the AAU at the Fair Use Conferences (for the
National Information Infrastructure
** She is currently co-chair of the Section 108 Study Group for the
National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program
and the Copyright Office.

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