[Metadatalibrarians] Invitation to eforum on copyright and digital collections

[Cheryl Walters]

*Feb. 23-24, 2009 - "Copyright and Digital Collections"
*Moderated by Cheryl D. Walters, Head, Digital Initiatives at Utah State University's Merrill-
Cazier Library.

Join a discussion on the virtual side, talking about about copyright issues associated with creating and curating digital collections.  When your Library creates digital content, do you play it safe by sticking strictly to older works that clearly are in the public domain?  Or have you ventured into murkier waters such as art slides, recorded interviews, materials with multiple layers of intellectual rights such as beat poetry (written by one person, illustrated by another), etc.?  Tell us about your copyright adventures as they relate to digital collections.  Be they successes or failures, they are all fodder for this forum.

Discussion will begin on Monday, Feb. 23 at 9 am (Mountain Time) and conclude the next day at 5 pm.

*To register:*

Go to: http://lists.ala.org/sympa, click on Assoc. for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) under
the ALA Divisions heading, then choose alcts-eforum at ala.org . Participation is free and open to anyone who registers for a login and password.   Instructions for obtaining a login and password are given on the list homepage.   Even if this particular eforum topic does not appeal, register and watch for others more to your liking.

Cheryl D. Walters
Head, Digital Initiatives Dept.
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
UMC 3000
Logan, UT  84322-3000
(435) 797-2623
(435) 797-2880 (fax)
Cheryl.Walters at usu.edu