Integrating Fair Use into Information Literacy: Perspectives from the Georgia State University eReserves and HathiTrust Copyright Infringement Cases

Fair use is essential to information literacy because it empowers the student to use the works of others legally. Fair use in U.S. Copyright Law allows people to use the works of others without asking their permission under certain circumstances. But because fair use is a balancing test rather than bright line rules, it ultimately takes a court to decide its boundaries. The Georgia State University eReserves and the HathiTrust cases offer new decisions on applying fair use in higher education. The presenters will discuss an overview of the cases and provide approaches of how to integrate them into an information literacy framework

Essentials of a Publication Agreement

This session will focus on authors\u27 rights and publishing contracts. When academic publishers agree to publish academic works, they require the authors to sign agreements before doing so. In the past, these “agreements” – contracts, by another name – often have contained provisions that primarily benefit the publishers, including assigning intellectual property rights in the works to the publishers and limiting authors’ abilities to use their works after transferring their rights. Faculty authors often ask librarians for their guidance on how to read and negotiate publication agreements. As such, this session will discuss common provisions found in publishing contracts to help clarify their meaning and identify what to look for when reviewing these agreements

Academic Libraries as Unlikely Defendants: A Comparative Fair Use Analysis of the Georgia State University E-Reserves and HathiTrust Cases

Academic libraries rely on fair use for key functions in support of education. Among these functions are provision of electronic reserves, mass digitization, provision of access for print-disabled students, and preservation. These were the practices at issue in the 2008 Georgia State University e-reserves case and the 2012 HathiTrust case. This article explores the two lawsuits where libraries were sued for alleged copyright infringement. We explore how the courts in each case applied fair use to the facts of the case, compare and contrast the courts\u27 analysis, and explain the role that transformative use plays in distinguishing the outcomes. Finally, the article applies lessons learned from the two cases to common library activities

What\u27s in a licensing agreement?

Now that you know the foundations of enforceable contracts, and want to have more familiarity with some nuts and bolts of contract language to become a better negotiator for your institutions, you will want to take this second webinar. Participants will learn:• What are the basic provisions or clauses of a contract?• What do these provisions obligate my institution to do? • What do these provisions obligate the other party to do? • What rights does my institution have if the other party breaks its obligations

Contract Basics for Librarians and Others in Higher Ed

If you have signature or negotiation authority for your institution, and would like to get an overview of contracts to learn what your institution’s rights and obligations may be under a contract, this session is for you! Participants will learn: • Why it is important to understand how contracts work?• What does it mean for a contract to be enforceable in a US court? • How is an enforceable contract formed? • What could lead to contract breach

Scholarly Piracy vs Scholarly Activism: Where Sci-Hub Fits in the Information Literacy Landscape

In recent months, the site Sci-Hub (https://sci-hub.io/) has gained attention for providing easy access to any scholarly journal article, without regard to the user’s subscription status, and without requiring payment. For articles that are not already open access, this activity infringes on the copyright in the articles, generally held by publishers, and, for articles obtained via a library subscription, is presumptively a breach of the license between the library and the publisher. Regardless, this activity has proven to be a popular and expedient way to break through access barriers to important scholarly information for students and faculty, especially those in situations where paid access is a real challenge. Librarians have been quick to recognize that so-called pirate sites such as this are illegal, but it’s not as clear where the ethical lines should be drawn. Some have argued that sites like Sci-Hub hurt publishers as well as hurting legitimate open access initiatives, while others have argued that using these sites is a form of civil disobedience in the face of unrealistic access barriers to information that was funded by and for the public. In this panel discussion, four librarians from academic research libraries will discuss what pirate sites like Sci-Hub mean for libraries, and for library users in understanding how to use information legally and ethically

Cooperative Curation: Georgia’s Approach to Statewide Repository Services - Copyright Workshop

Presented at the Cooperative Curation Symposium and Workshop, Thursday, August 9, 2012 in the Clough Commons Auditorium, Georgia Tech Library.Cooperative Curation Workshop: Georgia’s Approach to Statewide Repository Services - Management Track: Copyright - Breakout Session 3.Mariann Burright is Head of Collections Development and Life Sciences Bibliographer at the University of Georgia Libraries and Marlee Givens is the GALILEO Knowledge Repository (GKR) Manager, Georgia Tech Library.GKR copyright services, institutional repositories copyright issues, tools for guidance, Association of Research Libraries (ARL) best practices in fair use/IR section, models of copyright services and models from other institutions

Yes, you can scan that textbook UGA Panel

Moderated by UGA Law Library\u27s Rachel Evans, Metadata Services Librarian, panelists included UGA Library’s Mariann Burright, Head of Scholarly Communication, Copyright, and Science Collections, and UGA Law Library’s Stephen Wolfson, Research and Copyright Services Librarian. Topics of discussion were centered around giving specific context for the University of Georgia librarians to serve as additional guidance and framework for the webinar that followed. Burright and Wolfson also shared their recently completed collaborative Copyright Policy document vetted by UGA\u27s legal counsel and endorsed by UGA Libraries director and administration

Copyright and Course Reserves: Electronic and Media Reserves

Moderated by UGA Law Library\u27s Rachel Evans, Metadata Services Librarian, panelists included UGA Library’s Mariann Burright, Head of Scholarly Communication, Copyright, and Science Collections, and UGA Law Library’s Stephen Wolfson, Research and Copyright Services Librarian. Topics of discussion centered around fair use versus the TEACH Act as justification, and included questions and opinions related to the Georgia State University copyright case and recent court decisions

Electronic Resources & Libraries eBooks Panel

Panel of six leading eBook experts, including university librarians, will discuss the future growth and trends of eBook use by academic, university, and corporate librarians