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Presentation Copyright is a project of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and eIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries, a consortium of libraries from 50 countries in Africa, Asia and Europe) developing a distance learning curriculum on copyright targeted to librarians. The course is available in online and offline formats, and its content is licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution licence, encouraging communities to re-use, translate and build upon this Open Educational Resource. In this course we will be discussing ..... (Melanie and Carol) This course's goals are: To develop greater understanding of copyright by librarians providing a course by copyright training tailored to the needs of librarians in developing and transition countries; To support librarians' mission (participation to the access to knowledge movement); To help librarians to answer copyright questions they face during their work; To help librarians to answer users questions on their rights (professors, students, general public); To empower librarians to advise governments and other public policy makers and initiatives towards balanced copyright law. Quick Access Experts testimonial on why this course matters Participants Testimonials

Useful links Syllabus Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5 Module 6 Methodology Copyright for Librarians Wiki The text book on Connexions Offline Version Distance Learners: how to follow the links from the syllabus Calendar Study on Connexions anytime Participate on the Rotisserie when a session has been open Netiquette

Educators and Institutions: how to implement this course

• How to use the Connexions platform to access, edit and repurpose the text book
• How to prepare a Rotisserie session

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• Rotisserie