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During the week of February 10th, there will be 3 opportunities to learn about free ORCID identification numbers for scholars and researchers who are (or soon will be) publishing their work. Stop by our table to learn more, and while there, register for your own free ORCID to receive a chance to win a Lego Mini Orchid Kit, which we will raffle off at 1:15 pm that Thursday afternoon!
Friday February 28th, 10 am to 10:45 am
“Fair Use…that’s when we can put one chapter of any book on reserve without getting in trouble… right?”
Mmm…not quite. ‘Fair Use’ is one of several exceptions deliberately built-in to copyright law to allow some, limited use of copyrighted materials. But did you know there’s actually NO one hard and fast, simple ‘rule’ about how much you can use, so that you know for sure that you’re doing Fair Use correctly? Nope. None. Nada.
Confused (and maybe a little paranoid) yet? Or do you blithely feel that Fair Use is a bubble whose invocation protects your use of copyrighted works like some sort of magic spell because you’re in education, a small fry, and they’ll never bother to come looking for you?
Fair Use exists to give you options – so come find out how it really works.
Bonus: The Secret Formula that Judges use during civil court trials to decide whether the defendant really did break copyright law…or not!
Part of Fair Use / Fair Dealing Week 2025!
Friday, March 7th, 10 am to 10:45 am
“There’s no OER out there for my program/course.” You may be right… but you also just might be surprised at what’s out there these days. (Literally - new OERs are coming out every month.) Come learn some OER pro searching tips (including the easiest tip of all).
Part of Open Education Week 2025!
Friday, April 18th, 10 am to 10:45 am
All Rights Reserved…The Public Domain…and that fuzzy, liminal space in between, also known as ‘Open Licensing’. Come get a little more familiar with all of these. Also – do you know all of your author’s rights? And when to hold ‘em or fold ‘em?