The certificate consisted of a series of seven workshops, six of which were copyright-related. Clark completed courses on the following topics:

Copyright Law and Integrated Access to Digital Course Materials — This workshop presented how an integrated approach to the various methods campuses use to provide access to digital educational course materials and how these can be used to facilitate institutional compliance with copyright law.

The Section 108 Study — With its focus on the recent Section 108 Study Group Report and its recommendations on amending Section 108 of the Copyright Act, this workshop looked at the digital revolution and how it has changed not only library practices, but how publishers and producers of copyrighted works do their work, as well as their business models for future markets and the blurring of the traditional roles of librarians and archives on one side and publishers and producers on the other.

Orphan Works — Expert attorney and public interest advocate, Gigi Sohn, looked at the need for library and cultural heritage professionals to learn more about the need for orphan works legislation; the history and background of these types of copyrighted works; and she introduced a discussion of current legislation, with its pros and cons, that aims to resolve the complex issues involved in orphan works.

Licensing Issues in Higher Education — Presented in four modules, participants were taught the basics of licensing law; ways to manage the many licenses handled by an institution; desirable and undesirable license terms; and how to assess the risk associated with those that are less than optimal.

Institutional Copyright Policy Development — Class participants were invited to explore the often-complex intersection between the worlds of copyright policy and academia, including discussions and assistance on how to evaluate whether an institution needs to develop a copyright policy; and how to answer some of the questions that flow from the process of copyright issues within the arena of higher education.

Fair Use and Balance in Copyright: The Best Practices Model — The law, best practices codes for fair use and the importance of these codes as tools for practitioners were examined, along with a historical overview of copyright and its relevance to freedom of information values and risk and risk management assessments for employing fair use.

Copyright and Fair Use Workshops Available Through BCR
Want to learn more? Sign up for one of BCR's WebLive, Free Friday Forum or in-person workshops coming up. In July, Clark is presenting Copyright in the Classroom: Code of Best Practices, a BCR Free Friday Forum; in September, she's introducing Interlibrary Loan Copyright Issues, a BCR WebLive workshop; and in October, check out ILLiad Copyright: Issues and Processing, available through the ATLAS Systems training program. Also see BCR's Free Friday Forum Archive for more free training opportunities.

For a listing of all BCR's workshops coming up in the next several months, visit the BCR website and watch for announcements in BCReview. Questions? Send an email to training@bcr.org.