ACRL To Host Online Section 108 Chat

The ALA Washington Office has followed developments in Section 108 for several years. Below is a notice from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) for one important venue to learn more and discuss the implications of the recently released Section 108 Report:
http://section108.gov/

Join us Tuesday, April 29, 2008 (11 a.m. Pacific 12:00 p.m. Mountain 1:00 p.m. Central 2:00 p.m. Eastern), to discuss the recently released Section 108 Study Group Report, an independent report sponsored by the U.S. Copyright Office and the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program of the Library of Congress. ACRL OnPoint is a live series of informal monthly chat sessions that provide the opportunity to connect with colleagues and experts to discuss an issue of the day in academic and research librarianship.
Conveners: Becky Albitz, electronic resources and copyright librarian at Penn State and ACRL Copyright Committee chair; and Jim Neal, vice president for information services and university librarian at Columbia University and a member of the Section 108 Study Group.
Copyright continues to be a core interest of the higher education and academic library communities. Discuss the implications of the recommendations and findings of the Section 108 Study Group Report, released March 31, on copyright exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives. Discuss the advocacy and educational roles and responsibilities of librarians as changes to Section 108 are considered.

How does your library:
become a knowledgeable resource for your community of accurate and current information about copyright?
document the impact of changes in the copyright laws on the ability to serve users?
advocate through the political process for the public interest, as legislation arises?

Suggested background reading:
The Section 108 Study Group Report: http://section108.gov/
Ala Washington Office Section 108 Web site: http://tinyurl.com/5ssgro
“Section 108 Study Group Releases Long-Awaitied Report," LJ Academic Newswire,
April 1, 2008: http://tinyurl.com/56ldg3

NOTE: All ACRL OnPoint chats are free and open to the public. Sessions are unmoderated, 30 to 45 minutes long, and take place in a Meebo chat room. All chat sessions begin at 1 p.m. (CDT). While no registration is necessary to participate, ACRL recommends creating a quick and easy Meebo account for the best experience while participating in ACRL OnPoint discussions. Full details are available on the ACRL Web site: http://tinyurl.com/5vq5ch