ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


December 1996/ 719

"C o p y r ig h t in the D ig ita l A g e " :  A C R L /A R L  
N a sh v ille  preconference

ACRL has ad d ed  “Copyright in the Digital 
Age: A Leadership W orkshop for Librarians” 
to the preconferences being offered at the 
ACRL 8th National Conference 
in Nashville (see C&RL News, 
November 1996).

Sponsored by the Association 
o f Research Libraries (ARL), the 
revised, tw o-day w orkshop, led 
by copyright and licensing ex­
perts, will provide a foundation 
for understanding the U.S. copy­
right law, related guidelines, and 
key legal decisions. It will fo­
cus on the impact of national 
and international legislative proposals on li­
brary services and activities in the digital en ­
vironm ent and will highlight th e potential 
impact of licensing agreem ents on fair use and 
library exem ptions.

The preconference w orkshop is scheduled 
for April 10, 1997 (1:00-8:00 p.m .) and April 
11, 1997 (9:00 a.m .-5:00 p.m.). The w orkshop 
is limited to librarians interested in increasing

said Keith Cottam, UW libraries director and 
project director. A $134,000 grant from the U.S. 
D epartm ent o f Education provided significant 
support for the project.

Members o f the Consortium are: University 
o f Wyoming, Casper College, Central Wyoming 
College, Eastern W yom ing College, Laramie 
County Community College, Northern Wyoming 
Community College District/Sheridan College and 
the Gillette Campus, Western Wyoming Com­
munity College, and the Wyoming State Library.

Save money with ACRL early bird 
registration— January 8 deadline
Save nearly 30% over onsite registration rates 
by registering now  for the ACRL 8th National 
C onference in Nashville, April 11-14, 1997. The 
conference offers more than 175 sessions on 
the general theme, “Choosing O ur Futures,” and 
prom ises to give participants an action plan to 
take hom e and im plem ent to achieve the p re ­
ferred future for their libraries.

Cornel West, o n e o f A merica’s m ost cel­
ebrated academ ics and a professor o f philoso-

their know ledge o f copyright in an educa­
tional setting. A ttendance is limited to 75 par­
ticipants. The registration fee includes resource 

m aterials, m eals, a n d  breaks. 
Registration fees are: $350 for 
librarians from ARL institutions, 
ACRL members, and ALA m em ­
bers; $425 for n o n m em ber li­
b ra ria n s. To re g is te r s e n d  a 
check payable to ARL to Mary 
Jackson, ARL, 21 D upont Circle, 
W ashington, DC 20036; (202) 
296-2296; fax: (202) 872-0884; e- 
mail: mary@cni.org.

For additional inform ation, 
including confirmed speakers and registration 
information, visit ARL's hom epage at h ttp :// 
arl.cni.org/index.htm l. Registration informa­
tion for this preconference, all o ther ACRL 
preconferences, and the 8th National Confer­
ence in Nashville may be found at h ttp :// 
w w w .ala.o rg /acrl.h tm l o r contact D arlena 
Davis at (800) 545-2433 ext. 2519; e-mail: 
ddavis@ala.org.

phy o f religion and Afro-American studies at 
Harvard University, will give the keynote ad­
dress. Alan Guskin, chancellor at Antioch Uni­
versity, and Eli Noam, professor at Columbia 
University and an expert on telecom m unica­
tions, will exam ine the future o f higher educa­
tion. Roundtable discussions and poster ses­
sions will provide o pportunities for sharing 
information, networking, solving comm on prob­
lems, and exploring innovative solutions. More 
than 250 exhibitors will share the latest in prod­
ucts an d  services

Registration materials have been  m ailed and 
are available o n  ACRL’s hom epage at h ttp :// 
w w w .ala/acrl.htm l. Early bird registration fees 
are $225 for ACRL m em bers; $275 for ALA 
m em bers, and $350 for nonm em bers. To re­
q u e s t m a te ria ls c o n ta c t D a rle n a  D avis at 
ddavis@ala.org or (800) 545-2433 ext. 2519.

Lindα Hall Library celebrates 50th 
anniversary with visit from Sally Ride
The Linda Hall Library in Kansas City, Missouri, 
hosted a talk by Sally K. Ride, form er NASA

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