The five classes developed as part of the pilot project in 2020-2021 include:
Copyright 101 - Watch the recording
This 90-minute introductory course will provide an overview of the origin and purpose of U.S. copyright law and how it promotes creativity, teaching, learning, and research in ways that have become an integral part of everyday life. This session will introduce copyright concepts most relevant to those working in libraries, archives, museums, and community cultural heritage organizations.
This course is recommended as a foundation for other copyright classes offered through LYRASIS & Columbia University Libraries through the Virtual Copyright Education Center.
Instructors:
- Heather Briston, Head of Curators and Collections, UCLA Library
- Melissa Smith Levine, Director, Copyright Office, University of Michigan Library
