The Uneasy Life of Literary Translations in Institutional Repositories

Students are often told You don\u27t need permission to translate a published work, but you do need permission to publish your translation. So, what do we do with translations that haven\u27t gotten documented permission from the rights holder? You will find examples in almost every institutional repository - in World Language, Literature, and Culture Departments, for example and while some theses have temporary embargoes on them, that doesn\u27t solve the permission problem. But acquiring the right to publish a translation of something is often a difficult process and negotiated between publishers, and not the same as seeking permission to include copyrighted materials in one\u27s thesis. This lightning talk will raise the issue of translations in institutional repositories, look at examples of how they are being handled, and offer some suggestions for respecting intellectual property while making the process easier for all

The Ballad of the Textbook Annex

Do you remember the theme song for Gilligan\u27s Island? Imagine this in a project setting where a large number of library materials were contracted to be moved to storage in a very quick time-frame, only to discover that a significant number of them were not in the inventory system. A perfect storm of the effects of earlier uncompleted projects, poor implementation planning, quick decisions, and outside challenges threatened to sink our ship. Only the heroic efforts and flexibility of all involved managed to get us to shore without drowning or killing each other. The lessons learned will ensure that we don\u27t find ourselves in the same situation again

From Reading Guidance to Thought Control: Wartime Japanese Libraries

Japanese public libraries failed to make a significant impact with either the state or the people for close to a half century after their introduction in the 1860s. The state was under too much pressure to modernize and militarize to see any value in funding a recreational facility that served personal needs, and librarians did little to market themselves to the people to increase their support base. It was not until the state began to see a role for librarians to provide ideological thought guidance through reading material that libraries began to receive more attention and support. But the library community was hesitant to abandon traditional library services (based on free reading by individuals) in favor of social education (guided reading of mandatory texts), and as a result libraries were not effective vehicles in the state???s moral suasion campaigns to ensure that all citizens were fully committed to the war effort.published or submitted for publicatio

Session IV: Available Ready-Resources for Integration of Film and Digital Media Into the Classroom

University Libraries staff will review the wealth of resources available through the film database collections and how they can be integrated seamlessly into academic courses. Faculty will share specific examples of this integration and how it has benefited student learning in their course