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Presentation file and resources mentioned in Licensing East Asian Resources, presented by Victoria Chu at the Council on East Asian Libraries Conference, Committee on Library Technology, on April 2, 2008.

Powerpoint: Licensing East Asian Resources

Why Licenses?

• Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader Locked Up: Why Your Books Are No Longer Yours
• License agreements in lieu of copyright: Are we signing away our rights? (Trisha Davis)

License Negotiation

• CDL: For Vendors
• Checklist of Points to be Addressed in a CDL License Agreement

Fair Use

• UTexas: Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials Tutorial

Making Licensing Easier

• California Digital Library’s Model License
• SERU: Opening Up New Possibilities for Electronic Resource Transactions
• SERU: An Alternative to Licensing—An Interview with Selden Durgom Lamoureux

I’ve posted the slides from my presentation at ALA Midwinter 2008 LITA Standards IG. Enjoy!

Powerpoint: Beyond the IP Address: Shibboleth and Electronic Resources

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