“COPYRIGHT FOR THE CORPORATE LIBRARIAN”
Virtual Seminar Set for 7 December
2:00–3:30 p.m. EST/19:00–20:30 GMT

Alexandria, Virginia USA, 30 November 2005 — Companies’ risk from violating copyright laws has spiked with the burgeoning use of electronic communications and corporate Intranets. Copyright is a strict liability statute—neither ignorance nor inadvertence reduces a company’s liability. How can library, information, data, and knowledge management professionals help their organizations mitigate or manage risk and avoid costly mistakes?

The Special Libraries Association (SLA) is presenting “Copyright for the Corporate Librarian: The Importance and Consequences of Copyright Issues in the Digital Environment.” The SLA Virtual Learning Series seminar is scheduled for 7 December, 2:00–3:30 p.m. EST/19:00–20:30 GMT. The speaker is Laura N. “Lolly” Gasaway, law library director and law professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

This virtual seminar is designed to simplify the complicated requirements for compliance with U.S. and international copyright law. Gasaway will lay out the steps companies can take to eliminate, mitigate, and manage liability for copyright infringement—focusing specifically on the role of the library, information, data, and knowledge management professional. The seminar is designed to help these professionals better understand copyright law and better explain to management, public relations, and other departments the risks and potential consequences of copyright violation.

Gasaway joined the faculty of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1985. She teaches copyright and cyberspace law for the School of Law and copyright law and legal resources for the School of Information and Library Science. Among her considerable experience, Gasaway taught at the University of Oklahoma law school’s program at Queen’s College, Oxford, England. Among many accolades and honors, Gasaway was 1986–1987 president of the American Association of Law Libraries; 2005 recipient of SLA’s H.W. Wilson Company Award, (for her six-year column, “Copyright Corner,” in Information Outlook, the SLA member magazine); a 1988 SLA Fellow; and 1987 winner of SLA’s John Cotton Dana Award.

More than 50 sites have registered for the virtual seminar thus far. The fee is US$109 for SLA members and US$159 for non-members. The number of participants at each site is not limited. The average number is about 10 participants per site.

Recorded “replays” should be available by 9 December. Replays include an Internet link to the audio and video components of the seminar, a PDF of the handout, and 30 days of unlimited usage*. The replay fee is US$69 for SLA members and US$119 for non-members.**

Beginning in early 2006, SLA’s Virtual Learning Series seminars and other professional development and learning opportunities will become exclusive to SLA members. Seminars and replays will migrate from SLA’s public Web site to Click University, SLA’s new online learning system.

Click University, an SLA experience, is the first and only electronic learning environment specifically tailored for the information professional. Its course libraries and other professional development and educational opportunities are available anywhere, anytime, around the globe, at comparatively little cost. Click University is an exclusive benefit of SLA membership.

Info & Registration Links
For more information or to register for “Copyright for the Corporate Librarian: The Importance and Consequences of Copyright Issues in the Digital Environment” go to the seminar page.

For more about SLA’s Virtual Learning Series or to purchase replays**, visit the series’ homepage.

For more about Click University, an SLA experience, visit the site.

Questions or comments about “Copyright for the Corporate Librarian,” VLS seminars or Click University may be emailed to learning@sla.org.

For information about joining SLA, visit our membership page or email membership@sla.org. Dues rates will increase (for most members) beginning 1 January 2006.

About SLA
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) is a nonprofit global organization for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners. SLA serves more than 11,000 members in 83 countries in the information profession, including corporate, academic, and government information specialists. SLA promotes and strengthens its members through learning, advocacy, and networking initiatives. For more information, visit www.sla.org.

*The 30 days of unlimited usage begins upon receipt.
**In early 2006, VLS replays will migrate to Click University and will be available exclusively to SLA members as a benefit of membership.