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Fair Use Guidelines and Copyright Laws: the Impact on Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development in Schools Description: In this informative and interactive one-day seminar, Anne Dalton, Esquire, will provide clarification on the Fair Use (Section 107) Guidelines and Copyright Law The Inquiry Process: • What copyright laws govern digital resources? • What materials can and can’t be freely copied or distributed? • What are the guidelines for using hyperlinks in online information sources? • What accountability measures can school districts face if faculty members are non-compliant? Ms. Dalton will provide answers to these questions and many more regarding Fair Use and Copyright Laws as they apply to schools. This fast-paced, highly interactive, and fun session on a serious subject, complete with useful hand-outs, Q and A, and small-group discussions about real world compliance issues in today’s schools and libraries, will provide the understanding needed for responsible educational practice. Students, parents, and educators depend on schools to model, explain, and correctly apply fair use principles, along with e-reserve, media streaming and copyright concepts and formats. Learn about copy-right, fair use, the First Sale doctrine, infringement issues, creative commons licensing, student performance issues, common sense teacher rules, and parameters. Learn Teach Act guidelines and more from an experienced copyright attorney. Dates: Jan. 15, 2016 Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your own Audience: School Library Media Specialists, teachers, and administrators Location: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528 Fee: $239 per participant Presenter: Ann Dalton, Esq. Contact: Janet Jamal 914-345-8500, ext.3122 jjamal@swboces.org SWBOCES School Library System Digital Library Service Description: The SWBOCES Digital Library Program, in its 4th year, is a collaborative online service for middle and high school students that provides access to over 2,300 digital ebooks and audio books, to students and staff. This service is an extension of the print collection in school libraries; however, it is online with 24/7 access. It is convenient for students to check out titles anywhere, anytime in multiple formats. The benefits includes: • Ebooks encourage students to read more and improve comprehension. Struggling or reluctant readers, learning challenged, second language learners and gifted readers can all benefit from this service • The process is simple and easy to use, just choose and download ebooks • Ebooks are portable, students can carry ebooks in their mobile devices, laptops, notebooks or any ebook reader, without worrying about weight • With today’s technology, you can read ebooks everywhere, in the classroom, the library, and in one’s home; and each school has one library representative on the Digital Library Advisory Board Dates: Sept. 28, 2015, Dec.14, 2015, March 2, 2016 and May 6, 2016 Time: 8:30 am-10 am Audience: Members of the SWBOCES SLS Digital Library Advisory Board Location: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528 Fee: Includes the building base fee plus the Private Building Collection fee (optional), which is a $1,000 onetime fee to set up; $500 allocated to purchase ebooks. Building base fee: • less than 500 students: $1,800 • 201 – 1000 students: $2,400 • 1001 – 2,000 students: $3,000 • Over 2,000 students: $3,600 Optional: Private Building Collection: (small or large population) $1,000 Contact: Kate Lalier 914-345-8500, ext. 3127 klalier@swboces.org 59