Free four week MOOC on “Copyright for Educators & Librarians” starting 21 July 2014

This is a US based copyright course, but I think it should be very interesting to Librarians in general.

Registration is open for the four week MOOC titled “Copyright for Educators & Librarians. This MOOC will start on 21 July 2014. The co-presenters of this MOOC are all librarins and lawyers, namely Kevin Smith, Duke University; Anne Gilliland, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; and Lisa A. Macklin, Emory University. The Coursera platform will be used for this MOOC.

From the About Section of the Info Page: The three instructors for the course all began their careers as librarians, and all went to law school in order to assist their colleagues in schools, colleges and libraries better understand copyright. Each now holds a position where their principal role is to help sort out the copyright conundrums that arise in education and libraries. In all of these situations, our goal is to help teachers and librarians accomplish their legitimate educational goals in ways that respect copyright and reduce the fear and uncertainty that sometimes hampers creative teaching. As lawyers, we strive to find responsible ways to say “yes” when asked if a new teaching idea or library services can be considered within the confines of the copyright law.

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