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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 available 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 Project: people and process Public discussion, feedback by Reviewers, Educators and Participants Quick Access Connexions Rotisserie User guidelines Participants: how to follow the course on the platforms Introduction The textbook modules Module 1: Copyright and the public domain: an introduction Module 2: The international framework Module 3: The Scope of Copyright Law Module 4: Rights, Exceptions, and Limitations Module 5: Managing Rights Module 6: Creative approaches and alternatives Module 7: Enforcement The assignment and discussion How to register to the platform Calendar of study: for each module, read the textbook, complete the assignments, and participate to the discussion Educators and institutions: how to implement the course How to use the Connexions platform to access, edit and repurpose the text book How to prepare a Rotisserie session