This free workshop is an excellent opportunity to hear from experts on
copyright issues.
Joan Lippincott
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Copyright in A Digital Age - a Practical Workshop
Friday, January 9, 2004
American Library Association Mid-Winter Conference
San Diego, California

The Colorado Digitization Program, the National Initiative for a
Networked Cultural Heritage, and OCLC's Digital Collection &
Preservation Services Division invite you to participate, free of
charge, in Copyright in A Digital Age - A Practical Workshop.  This day
long workshop will be held on January 9, 2004, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
during the American Library Association Mid-Winter Conference in San
Diego, California.  The workshop takes place at the San Diego Convention
Center, Room 6E.

The workshop addresses the complex issues surrounding copyright. Topics
include: "Copyright Basics in a Digital Age," "Get It Down in Writing:
Institutional and Policy Issues," "Identifying Your Copyright Assets,"
"What Can I Do and How Safe Is It?," and "The Permissions Process."
Rina Pantalony, Legal Counsel for the Canadian Heritage Information
Network, will give the keynote address.  Other presenters include: Lolly
Gasaway, University of North Carolina, Georgia Harper, University of
Texas; Maureen Whalen, J. Paul Getty Trust; Rachelle Browne, Smithsonian
Institution; and Linda Tadic, ARTstor.  A Web-based Resource Kit
provides additional resources for use by participants and their
institutions.

The workshop is free, but seating is limited and registration is
required.
Please register online at www.oclc.org/alaregister.