EIFL General Assembly 2010 Session 8 Developing learning materials Teresa Hackett Programme Manager EIFL-IP

Developing learning materials Case study Copyright for Librarians" - an Online Open Curriculum on Copyright Law developed with the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School launched in March

Developing learning materials Case study Copyright for Librarians" - an Online Open Curriculum on Copyright Law improved with recommendations from the East African School of Library and Information Science (EASLIS), Uganda road-tested at the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois 3

Developing learning materials Aims to inform librarians about copyright law in general, and in particular aspects of copyright law that most affect libraries Develops an understanding of role of libraries in protecting and promoting access to knowledge role of copyright in the development priorities of a country 4

Developing learning materials Course design Nine modules, at five different levels, can be used as the basis for a self-taught course, as traditional classroom learning or as distance- learning Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence, the curriculum is freely available for printing, distribution, translation and adaptation 5

Developing learning materials Course content Introduction to Copyright Theory + Glossary 1 Copyright and the Public Domain 2 The International Framework 3 The Scope of Copyright Law 4 Rights, Exceptions and Limitations 5 Managing Rights 6 Creative Approaches and Alternatives 7 Enforcement 8 Traditional Knowledge 9 Activism 6

Developing learning materials Promoting the curriculum Promotional materials Attending events and making contacts e.g. - eLearning Africa IFLA satellite meeting on LIS teaching and research, August 2010 OER portals 7

Developing learning materials Implementing the curriculum Self-taught course - each module has learning objective case study assignment and discussion questions 8

Developing learning materials Implementing the curriculum Traditional classroom learning - library schools EASLIS seminar, September 2009 Participants from Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe 9

Developing learning materials Traditional classroom learning (contd) Seminar and teaching session with Prof. Fisher, September 2010, University of Vilnius, Lithuania Invitations Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Latvia, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, et al. Tempus project: Armenia, Georgia, Uzbekistan preparing new LIS masters courses, including copyright 10

Developing learning materials Traditional classroom learning (contd) appointed to IFLA Sub-Committee on Copyright Training to develop documentation and workshops to assist national library associations to develop training modules in copyright Distance-learning - looking for partners e.g. Open University of Catalonia, African Virtual University, FGV Brazil 11

Developing learning materials How you can help contacts at library schools? distance education institutions? translate and/or localise to your country or region We welcome contacts and opportunities! Curriculum available at 12

Developing learning materials Other resources EIFL Handbook on Copyright and Related Issues for Libraries Covers topical legal issues affecting information work Available in Armenian, Arabic, English, French, Moldovan, Polish, Russian 13

Developing learning materials Other resources EIFL-IP Draft Law on Copyright: including model exceptions and limitations for libraries and consumers Practical guide to assist librarians, as well as their legal advisors and policy makers, when national laws are being updated 14

Developing learning materials Other resources EIFL model licence for electronic resources developed by EIFL-Licensing used for deals negotiated by EIFL and publishers available to EIFL consortium members contains provisions more favourable than standard commercial licences enables effective use of online resources for learning, teaching and research 15

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