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Presentation Copyright for Librarians 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 material is licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution licence and will be available in December 2008 in online and offline formats, encouraging communities to re-use, translate and build upon this Open Educational Resource. The goals of the course are: To develop greater understanding of copyright by providing 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. Testimonials Experts' testimonial on why this course matters Instructors Testimonials Participants Testimonials

Useful links How to get started Introduction Syllabus Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5 Module 6 Module 7 Methodology: for each module, read the textbook, and complete the assignments Copyright for Librarians Wiki The textbook on Connexions The platform hosting assignments and discussion: how it works What are the cases 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 Offline Version Netiquette

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