ARL Advanced Licensing Workshop (Illinois)

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Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001
From: Mary Case (ARL) <marycase_at_arl.org>
Subject: ARL Advanced Licensing Workshop

Please excuse the duplication.  This announcement is being posted to
several lists.


June 25, 2001
ARL Announces. . .

Association of Research Libraries
Advanced Licensing Workshop

September 26-28, 2001
Big Ten Conference Headquarters
1500 West Higgins Road
Park Ridge, Illinois  60068

Sponsored by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC)

Schedule:  The workshop will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
September 26 and conclude at noon on Friday, September 28.

For more information and registration details, see
http://www.arl.org/scomm/licensing/advlic.html

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Purpose and Overview:

This workshop will:

1. deepen participants' understanding of license terms and conditions
through several  hands-on license review exercises including a session
with a legal drafting expert;
2. help participants understand, evaluate, and minimize the risks in
licensing electronic resources;
3. provide strategies to participants on how to protect their legal and
business interests when working with consortia; and
4. review strategies for getting past no in difficult negotiations.

Topics covered will include:
 Risk Assessment -- The Perspective of Licensees
 Risk Assessment -- The Perspective of Licensors
 Working with Consortia
 Understanding and Drafting Legal Language
 Legislative Update
 Pricing Models and Strategies
 Getting Past No

Optional group discussion sessions with the trainers will be offered
the second evening.  Session topics will be:
A. Consortia
B. Legal Issues
C. Process and User Issues

Target Audience:

The workshop is open to those who have attended ARL's License Review
and Negotiation workshop or who have had a minimum of 2 years experience

reviewing and negotiating license agreements for their library or
consortium.

Workshop Leaders:

Angee Baker, Vice President Planning and Strategic Alliances, SOLINET

Trisha Davis, Head, Serials and Electronic Products Department, The Ohio

State University Libraries

Karen Hersey, Senior Counsel for Intellectual Property, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology

Mary Case, Director, Office of Scholarly Communication, Association of
Research Libraries

Lee Anne George, Program Planning Officer, Association of Research
Libraries


Hotel:

       Clarion Barcelo Hotel - O'Hare International Airport
       5615 N. Cumberland Avenue
       Chicago, IL  60631
       phone: (773)693-5800
       Rate: $129.00 specify CIC/ARL Licensing Workshop

Both the Big Ten Conference Headquarters and the Hotel are within a few
miles of O'Hare Airport.  The hotel provides 24  hour transportation to
and from the airport.

Registration Fees:

Attendance is limited to 60 participants. The registration fee includes
resource materials, meals, and breaks. Prepayment is required.

       ARL and CIC members: $400
       Nonmember libraries: $500


For more information and registration details, see
http://www.arl.org/scomm/licensing/advlic.html


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Mary M. Case
Director, Office of Scholarly Communication
Association of Research Libraries
Suite 800
21 Dupont Circle, NW
Washington, DC  20036
202-296-2296
202-872-0884 (fax)
marycase_at_arl.org
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