From: Mary Case <marycase_at_arl.org>
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ARL Announces...
Workshop On Licensing Electronic Information Resources
Thursday-Friday, March 29-30, 2001, Atlanta, Georgia
Sheraton Buckhead Hotel Atlanta
3405 Lenox Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30326
phone: 404-261-9250
Cut-off Date for hotel reservations: March 7, 2001
Co-sponsored by SOLINET
Full details and registration information are available at:
http://www.arl.org/scomm/licensing/lworkshop.html
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License Review and Negotiation
Building a Team-Based Institutional Process
Purpose and Overview:
This two-day workshop:
1. reviews the legal foundations of license agreements;
2. engages the participants in a review of license terms and
conditions;
3. highlights the importance of and present strategies for developing
an institutional process for license review, negotiation, and
administration;
and
4. provides participants with an opportunity to assess and practice
negotiation skills.
Target Audience:
The workshop is open to librarians and other institutional staff
engaged in the process of reviewing and negotiating licenses for
electronic resources with information providers on behalf of the
library, the institution as a whole, or a consortium. Individuals might
include those who are responsible for:
* reviewing licenses in the library;
* recommending, acquiring, or servicing electronic resources;
* determining and implementing the technical requirements for electronic
resources;
* reviewing licenses for electronic library resources in the
legal counsel's office;
* negotiating and/or signing licenses for electronic resources on behalf
of the institution.
Institutional teams representing, for example, the library, computing
center, and the legal counsel's office, are encouraged.
Workshop Leaders:
Angee Baker
Vice President, Planning and Strategic Alliances
SOLINET
Trisha Davis
Head, Serials and Electronic Resources Department,
The Ohio State University Libraries
Karen Hersey
Senior Intellectual Property Counsel,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Registration
Attendance is limited to 60 participants. The registration fee includes
resource materials, breakfast, lunch, and breaks.
ARL and SOLINET member libraries: $350
Nonmember libraries: $450
Register at http://www.arl.org/scomm/licensing/lworkshop.html
Received on Wed Feb 07 2001 - 13:51:57 EST