(Originally posted elsewhere on July 21.)Dr. Nicholson discussed overall copyright ideas and issues with us this morning in 511. This is an area that librarians need to have some good knowledge of, but most people coming into library school have very little knowledge of the area. The broad introduction was very interesting to me – and actually will be a help to our group this week as we are talking about copyright issues on our poster. I think the main theme from copyright is “watch the money.” It’s the money trail that gives you a clear indication of a copyright violation, or a fair use issue. Also new to me was the knowledge that the US government does not reserve copyright on any of its works – unlike most other governments in the world. I think about how often I use images from the White House’s flickr, for example – and I am glad to love in the US, where the government does not hold on to those copyrights.
The second half of the day dealt with searching. We became more familiar with the resources of the SU Library though this, which is good. The most exciting part of the searching demonstration was the “what’s next” aspect. I really enjoyed seeing the beta site for the library, and I am excited about using that on a regular basis – seeing if it grows to meet the needs of the patron population here. I also enjoyed seeing the Summon search feature – something I will take home and discuss with the director of the museum library I work at. Overall, it was a very productive day capped by a presentation about commercial options for librarians. The presentation was very interesting, but not for me. The environment and purpose of Razorfish and other agencies like it seems to run counter to my own belief schema and I really don’t think I would be a good fit.
- Jason Dean
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