Course Information
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| Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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| Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Introduction to Copyright and Open Licensing for Libraries and Archives
$200.00
Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
The question of copyright comes up frequently in librarianship, and issues surrounding copyright limitations pervade all aspects of library work including publishing, acquisitions, electronic resources management, metadata, resource sharing, and patron interactions. In this course, you will learn the foundations of copyright law, the types of resources that both are and are not covered by copyright restrictions, exceptions and limitations to copyright such as fair use and the TEACH Act, and open licensing options, including an overview of Creative Commons licenses. By the end of the course, you will have a better understanding of how copyright law applies in multiple library settings and scenarios and be able to handle copyright questions from your community with more confidence and ease. Note: this course primarily focuses on United States copyright law.
Course Description
The question of copyright comes up frequently in librarianship, and issues surrounding copyright limitations pervade all aspects of library work including publishing, acquisitions, electronic resources management, metadata, resource sharing, and patron interactions. In this course, you will learn the foundations of copyright law, the types of resources that both are and are not covered by copyright restrictions, exceptions and limitations to copyright such as fair use and the TEACH Act, and open licensing options, including an overview of Creative Commons licenses. By the end of the course, you will have a better understanding of how copyright law applies in multiple library settings and scenarios and be able to handle copyright questions from your community with more confidence and ease. Note: this course primarily focuses on United States copyright law.
Course goals:
- Understand the purpose of copyright law and the types of content that are and are not covered.
- Be able to explain the ethical and legal underpinnings of copyright and develop a framework for determining copyright limitations and exceptions.
- Explore and apply fair use and open licensing to make resources more accessible to the community your library serves.
Shanna Hollich
Shanna Hollich (they/them or she/her) is currently serving as the Director of the Guthrie Memorial Library in Hanover, PA. They have been doing research, reform, and advocacy work in the field of copyright and open access for several years in addition to their more usual day-to-day work in technical services and administration. They were part of the inaugural class of trained facilitator instructors for the Creative Commons Certificate Courses and have been teaching those courses for both librarians and educators for two years. They hold an MLIS from Rutgers University and a Masters in Data Analytics from Penn State. You can find them on Twitter @srhlib.
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Michael Platte –
Excellent course. Pacing and weekly learning are balanced just right. The materials build on each other and everything comes together well at the end. The work done for the course leaves one with a solid foundation and an excellent starting point for further exploration. When I had to reach out to Shanna the response time was short and the response covered everything I needed to know. Well worth the price of admission.
Karen Abraham –
This class was extremely helpful to me, the guide I created throughout this course has been well received. I enjoyed the interaction with Shanna and the other students in the class as we went through all of the subject matter. This is such a tough issue to sort through on your own and I became well informed on the topic of copyright during this class. I recommend it to all.
Z. Yang –
This was a great course! The amount of work, pacing, and scaffolded nature of the course was really well done. You finish the course with a practical LibGuide and a strong foundation in copyright. Highly recommended.
Stacy Bloomingdale –
Great Course! I learned so much and still use it to this day. It was incredibly helpful in gaining a better understanding of copyright and how it all works.
Yukiko Morita –
I really enjoyed the course and found it useful. I work in research support in a UK academic library. I knew Shanna’s course is focused on US copyright law, but I wanted to learn about non-UK copyright law because we deal with multinational academic publishers. It has given me a solid foundation to understand US copyright law issues (fair use etc) and Creative Commons licences. The cumulative assignment to create a guide which you can use at your own institution is a good practical exercise.