ER&L 2017

Access and acquisition of digital content always involves some kind of rights analysis and management, even if no license is required to subscribe to that database or ejournal. What rights do libraries have to use the digital content we acquire, why do we have them, and how do we negotiate and manage them? This workshop will help answer those questions by providing a deeper, focused look at the rights associated with the digital content that libraries acquire and support, and how they are expressed through license agreements and existing copyright law. Participants will have the opportunity to advance their knowledge of the legal framework that supports the acquisition of digital content and the use of it by library users. This foundational knowledge will be combined with the practical aspects of license reviews as part of the acquisition and collection management process, as well as a discussion of how libraries comply with these agreements through their technical infrastructure, their support procedures, and through direct communication of their terms. Specific topics to be covered include an overview of licenses as legally binding contracts, how they are constructed, the type of information they contain and how they intersect with existing copyright law, how libraries should manage a breach of license terms, and the relationship between these terms and library services such as interlibrary loan, collection development policy, and support for teaching and learning.

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• Unlimited simultaneous users


• No Digital Rights Management (DRM)


• Irrevocable perpetual access and archival rights

Closing keynote and researcher Monica Bulger is interested in how researchers and information specialists are navigating the evolving information environment. 

We will be hosting a focus group discussion on Tuesday at 9am on the ways in which the evolving information environment may present new challenges and impact our work as information specialists and researchers. Specifically, we’d like to discuss what seems different in the past year, where we’re feeling overwhelmed or like we need to adjust our usual research/instruction techniques. Together, we will identify what might be ‘new’ or ‘evolving’ challenges to our established practice and the strategies for doing or supporting research.

We’re looking for 8-12 volunteers to be part of focus group at 9am on Tuesday at ER&L.

Sign up here to participate