ASEEES Rountable on Copyright Issues in Education and Research: Sat. Nov 18 4.45 / Omni Shoreham Hotel: Embassy Rm

[Debenedette, Lynne]

Posting this for those in Washington during the ASEEES conference, by
request of Janice Pilch (Chair of the ASEEES Committee on Libraries and
Information Resources):

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: "Janice T. Pilch" <janice.pilch at rutgers.edu>
To: "Slavlibs" <slavlib at lists.lib.uchicago.edu>
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 12:28:00 PM
Subject: U.S. Copyright Office at ASEEES 2011 copyright panel discussion

This is a friendly reminder for those interested in copyright issues
related to education and research. A representative from the U.S Copyright
Office will join the ASEEES panel organized by the CLIR Subcommittee on
Copyright Issues:

Session 12 • SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 • 4:45 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
12-14   Access to Research and Educational Materials In Our Institutions:
The Role Of Governments and Citizens (Roundtable)—Embassy Room, Omni
Shoreham Hotel

Catie Rowland, Counsel, Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Copyright
Office, will join our panel. Catie handles copyright issues relating to
Central and Eastern European countries, including Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The roundtable will explore the experience of librarians and library
advocates in maintaining and promoting access to information. Issues
discussed will include open access, copyright and other legal issues,
international and national legislation, public policy, access to
information as a human right, and broader issues of human rights in the
aftermath of war. It will cover the role of governments, non-governmental
organizations, and citizens, and include personal experiences surrounding
needs and solutions to free information in our field.

Best regards,

Janice Pilch
Chair, ASEEES Committee on Libraries and Information Resources
Chair, CLIR Subcommittee on Copyright Issues

-- 
Lynne deBenedette
Sr. Lecturer in Russian
Dept. of Slavic Languages
Brown University
Providence RI 02912
email: lynne_debenedette-at-brown.edu (replace -at- with @)

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