Navigating copyright rules in the digital millennium and deciding what can be utilized in the classroom or on the Web can be overwhelming and time-consuming.

If you have questions regarding the use of copyrighted materials in your classroom (face-to-face or online), Marriott Library and the Technology Assisted Curriculum Center (TACC) are offering drop-in consultation hours. Starting August 3rd, Allyson Mower, Scholarly Communications & Copyright Librarian, will be available on Mondays, 10 am-11:30 am and Fridays, 11 am-12:30 pm in TACC for you to drop by if you need assistance in determining the ways in which copyright law, fair use provisions, and the TEACH Act interact with today’s teaching and learning, especially the use of Web 2.0 tools by both faculty members and students.

Allyson can be reached via email or telephone, 585-5458, if you would like to set up an appointment or discuss any questions during non-consultation hours. You can also consult Marriott Library’s copyright overview webpage for more information.

More on U-SKIS
By Peter Suber

Anne Morrow and Allyson Mower, University Scholarly Knowledge Inventory System: A Workflow System for Institutional Repositories, Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 47, 3-4 (2009) pp. 286-296.

Abstract: The University Scholarly Knowledge Inventory System (U-SKIS) provides workspace for institutional repository staff. U-SKIS tracks files, communications, and publishers’ archiving policies to determine what may be added to a repository. A team at the University of Utah developed the system as part of a strategy to gather previously published peer-reviewed articles. As campus outreach programs developed, coordinators quickly amassed thousands of journal articles requiring copyright research and permission. This article describes the creation of U-SKIS, addresses the educational role U-SKIS plays in the scholarly communication arena, and explores the implications of implementing scalable workflow systems for other digital collections.

PS: Also see our past posts on U-SKIS.