Library Laws for the Web Environment (distance learning course)

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Library Laws for the Web Environment (distance learning course)

  • Is it legal for the library to copy artwork from other libraries' Web pages?
  • When is the library liable for patron copyright infringement of digital resources? What can the library do to protect itself?
  • Is it OK to put a picture of your storytime or other library programming on your Web page?
  • How can you tell if a work is in the public domain?

Distance Course Description: This four-week workshop will be taught via distance education using the Web. It consists of four one-and-a-half to two-hour modules. You can work on each module at your own pace, at any hour of the day or night. However, you will be expected to login to the course each week to do that week's assignment.

This distance education course will provide a practical framework for understanding legal issues as they pertain to electronic content, library Web pages, digitization projects and other Web-based library services.

During the course you will be doing exercises and taking quizzes. You will also participate in online discussion forums as part of the distance learning process.

When you register, you will receive a registration confirmation with the URL to get to the course and a username and password. Library Laws for the Web Environment will start on April 23, 2002 and be available until May 21, 2002.

Highlights: Using your Web browser and your Internet connection you will login to the Infopeople Blackboard distance education site and learn in the following areas:

  • Module One: Overview: Copyright Patents, Trademarks and Trade Secrets Plus Copyright Essentials for Librarians: What is copyrighted?
  • Module Two: Copyright and Library Web Pages: When can libraries make copies of digital content?
  • Module Three: Emerging Issues: Metatags, Domain Names, Linking, Privacy, Disability Access and Other Publisher Liability
  • Module Four: Papers to Protect your Library: Permissions, Copyright Registration, the Best $20 you can spend to Protect against Pirating Patrons plus Legal Audit Checklist of your Web Page

Who Should Participate: Library policy makers, trustees and commissioners, Webmasters, and anyone who has responsibility for electronic library services or content.

Note: Infopeople's grant funding restricts participation in distance education courses to individuals currently working in California libraries.

Prerequisites: This course is taught over the Web. You must:

  • have an Internet connection and either Internet Explorer (preferably IE 5) or Netscape (version 4 or higher - NOT 6).
  • be able to save a file to your computer and print it out using Microsoft Word or a compatible Word processing program.
  • be comfortable navigating on the Web and going back and forward in a Web site that uses frames.

If you are not comfortable with any of the above, please consider taking this course with a buddy who does meet these requirements.

Please note: There is a $75.00 fee for this workshop. Infopeople's grant funding restricts participation in distance education courses to individuals who are currently working in a California library.

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