Dear Colleagues,

The HSLG CPD Working Group has organised a one day training course in
Copyright. It is an approved LAI CPD course. To book a place on this course
please forward a completed booking form to Aoife O'Connor, Librarian,
Patricks Hospital / Marymount Hospice, Wellington Rd, Cork or email:
[log in to unmask] The booking form can also be downloaded from
the HSLG website http://www.hslg.ie/upcomingcourses 

Library Association of Ireland Approved CPD Course

Legal Aspects of Access, Use and Copying of Information Resources:
					Copyright & Related Issues for
Librarians

Course Code: CPD606
Date: Wednesday 18th October
Trainer: Joe Donnelly (Librarian, Judges' Library) & Mary Doyle (Librarian,
Dept. of Agriculture & Food)
Venue: National Museum of Ireland (Audio Visual Rm, 1st floor) 
		Collins Barracks, 
		Benburb St,
		Dublin 7
Cost: 150 euros
How to get there: http://www.museum.ie/decorative/findus.asp
Parking: Parking available on the grounds of the National Museum of Ireland.

Topics to be covered:

I.     Brief overview of Copyright Law in general
II.    Exemptions for:     
        For end users (e.g., self-service copying)
        For librarians (supplying copies to their own readers and readers in
other libraries)
        For libraries (copies to add to the library collection) 
			Quantitative limits
			Conditions in Act and S.I. 427 of 2000
			Prescription of libraries
			Copyright Declaration forms
III.    Licensing: Agencies & Schemes  
IV.   Copying from the Internet 
V.     Licensing digital resources  
VI.    The sui generis Database Right.  
VII.   Questions & Answers

Course attendees will by the end of the course have gained: 

An understanding of the general principles of copyright law. A thorough
understanding of the copying exemptions available to librarians. Complete
familiarity with the conditions and regulations that must be observed.
Familiarity with main provisions of the principle Acts and Statutory
Instruments. An overview of issues that arise in negotiating with copyright
licensing agencies. An overview of the main considerations when negotiating
electronic subscriptions. An explanation of the Database Right.

Programme:

10.00	Registration
10.30      Brief Overview of Copyright Law and start of Exemptions;
11.30      Break
11.40      Continue with Exemptions;
1.00       Lunch
2.00       Conclude Copyright and Exemptions; Licensing Agencies; Copying
from the Internet
3.00       Break
3.10       Licensing digital resources & Database Right
4.15       Questions & Answers

Mary Doyle 
Mary Doyle is the Librarian of the Department of Agriculture and Food and
has a strong interest in copyright and licensing issues.  She has presented
several courses on copyright in Ireland in recent years. 

Joseph Donnelly
Joseph Donnelly is currently Librarian in the Judges' Library, serving the
judiciary and the staff of the Courts Service. He is on the Executive Board
of the Library Association of Ireland (LAI), is a member of the British &
Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL), and plays an active role in the
Government Libraries Section of the LAI.  He has given talks on a number of
areas to groups of LIS professionals and others, and has given many training
sessions on Copyright Law for Librarians in Ireland. When the Copyright Bill
1999 was circulated for comment, he was one of a group of librarians who met
with the Dept of Enterprise Trade & Employment to discuss possible
amendments (most of which were later incorporated into the Copyright &
Related Rights Act 2000) and in 2006 he was part of a delegation that met
the Department concerning proposed legislation on Public Lending Right

Aoife O'Connor
Librarian
St Patricks Hospital / Marymount Hospice
Wellington Road
Cork

Tel: 021 4501201 ext 277
Fax: 021 4501619
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