Crews, Kenneth, “Copyright and Distance Education: Making Sense of the TEACH Act,”
Change 35, no. 6 [November/December 2003]: 34-9.
Crews’ article discusses the TEACH Act and its implications for the use of copyrighted materials in distance education. He explains how the Act provides for the transmission or performance of such materials during educational sessions and describes some requirements written into the law which require educational institutions to limit access to these materials.
Starkman, Neal, “Do the (Copy)right Thing,” T.H.E. Journal 35 no. 3 [March 2008] 22, 24-5.
In this article, Starkman urges educators to consider the application and impact of copyright law when using materials in teaching. He cites the work of Carol Simpson, a professor who keeps track of cases relating to the violation of copyright law by teachers. One of his major points is that new technologies tend to complicate the issue; therefore, principals and teachers need to keep informed of the latest changes to the laws.
Ludlow, Barbara and Duff, Michael, “Copyright Law and Content Protection Mechanisms:
Digital Rights Management for Teacher Educators” Teacher Education and Special
Education 30, no. 2 [Spring 2007] 93-102.
The TEACH act requires institutions to implement controls to prevent unauthorized access or duplication of materials which are transmitted during distance learning sessions.
This article explores the utilization of digital rights management in the educational arena, particularly in distance education.
Butler, Rebecca P., “Borrowing Media from Around the World: School Libraries and Copyright
Law,” School Libraries 13 no.2 [July 2007] 73-81
Butler describes the different international copyright agreements to which the United States has agreed, including the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Uruguay Round treaty.
Butler, Rebecca P., “Copyright Law and Organizing the Internet,” Library Trends 52, iss. 2 [Fall
2003] 307-17
In this article, Butler discusses the manner in which copyright law affects the Internet and Internet service providers. She explained that there are provisions in current copyright law to allow libraries to circumvent the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in order to evaluate works and to reverse engineer encryption software. However, matters can become tricky when examining other issues such as interlibrary loan and online reserves.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
The Library News
Vol. I Issue 1 Sept. 26, 2009
Calendar of Events
Sept. 28---The Cherokee City Library will host Lauren Conrad, author of L.A. Candy, a highly respected piece of young adult fiction, for a book-signing.
Sept. 29---The Friends of the Cherokee City Library will conduct a book sale from 9:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. in the lobby on the second floor. A meeting of the library board of directors will be held at 5:30 p.m. in Room 123.
Sept. 30--- The Cherokee City Public Schools will facilitate this week’s after-school children’s reading at 4:30 p.m. The featured books are Open Wide: Tooth School Inside and Do Unto Otters by Laurie Keller.
Oct. 1---Dr. Anthony H. Hardeman, professor of education at Cherokee State University, will give a lecture entitled: “Facebook and Your Child’s Onlime Safety”, at 6:00 p.m., in Room 100.
Oct. 2---The Cherokee City Arts Council will feature an exhibit of works of art from the Municipal Museum of Fine Art. A meeting of the Friends of the Library will be held at 5:15 p.m. in Room 123.
New Library Employee:
Mrs. Valerie S. Thompson has been hired as manager of acquisitions for the Cherokee City Library system. She has a bachelor’s degree from Cherokee State University and a master’s degree in library science from National University.
New Dues Schedule
The schedule of dues for the Friends of the Cherokee City Library has been changed:
Individual $27.00 per year
Family $36.00 per year
Senior Citizen $21.00 per year
Important Notice
The library’s computer lab will be closed due to upgrades and maintenance on the computers on Saturday, October 4th. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Calendar of Events
Sept. 28---The Cherokee City Library will host Lauren Conrad, author of L.A. Candy, a highly respected piece of young adult fiction, for a book-signing.
Sept. 29---The Friends of the Cherokee City Library will conduct a book sale from 9:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. in the lobby on the second floor. A meeting of the library board of directors will be held at 5:30 p.m. in Room 123.
Sept. 30--- The Cherokee City Public Schools will facilitate this week’s after-school children’s reading at 4:30 p.m. The featured books are Open Wide: Tooth School Inside and Do Unto Otters by Laurie Keller.
Oct. 1---Dr. Anthony H. Hardeman, professor of education at Cherokee State University, will give a lecture entitled: “Facebook and Your Child’s Onlime Safety”, at 6:00 p.m., in Room 100.
Oct. 2---The Cherokee City Arts Council will feature an exhibit of works of art from the Municipal Museum of Fine Art. A meeting of the Friends of the Library will be held at 5:15 p.m. in Room 123.
New Library Employee:
Mrs. Valerie S. Thompson has been hired as manager of acquisitions for the Cherokee City Library system. She has a bachelor’s degree from Cherokee State University and a master’s degree in library science from National University.
New Dues Schedule
The schedule of dues for the Friends of the Cherokee City Library has been changed:
Individual $27.00 per year
Family $36.00 per year
Senior Citizen $21.00 per year
Important Notice
The library’s computer lab will be closed due to upgrades and maintenance on the computers on Saturday, October 4th. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
$1,000 Multimedia Equipment Shopping Spree
I have been given the assignment of selecting multimedia equipment for a hypothetical school media department or library, and have been given a budget of $1,000. One of my goals of this assignment is to use as much of the money as possible. I have chosen to represent a small rural school district which has been experiencing funding problems as a result of the recent recession (hence only $1000 to work with). The district has only 500 K-12 students, housed in two adjacent buildings; an elementary building with classrooms for the K-5 children and a larger building which contains the middle and high school and the administration offices. This larger building also houses the school media center for all grades. Because I have limited space and funding, I will choose the most basic equipment which will serve the district’s purposes and will be adequate for all students. At Office Depot there is a 3M MPro 110 multimedia projector that retails at $229.99. http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/920565/3M-MPro110-Micro-Professional-Projector While it is low-cost, it is portable and it could be transferred among classrooms according to teachers’ needs. I am assuming that each classroom has a desktop computer to which this projector could be connected. The next item I want for my school is an all-in-one printer, which is not only a printer but also a scanner and copier. There are some inexpensive models around, and several are sold by Office Depot. The Epson Artisan 810 Color Flatbed All-In-One Printer, Copier, Scanner, Fax sells for $249.99 (it’s on sale too). http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/229357/Epson-Artisan-810-Color-Flatbed-All/?cm_vc=c5303 The advantages of this model include the fact that it is a wireless printer (no need to buy extra cabling for it); it allows one to print photos directly from a digital camera using the PictBridge port. I have now spent $479.99. The next piece of equipment the school needs is a good digital camcorder. The particular unit I have chosen is a Canon DC310 DVD camcorder, on sale at Office Depot for $349.99. http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/386415/Canon-DC310-DVD-Camcorder The Canon is special in that it records on a DVD, which is convenient since you can play the disc on any other player. I also believe our school library needs a Blu-Ray DVD player. Our current player is an older model which cannot play the new disks. Best Buy sells a player manufactured by Insignia, model number NS-BDLIVE01, priced at $149.99. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9245514&type=product&id=1218067604633
The Insignia model is fairly inexpensive but plays Blu-Ray discs; Blu-Ray is becoming more popular because it is a higher definition than ordinary DVDs. The total now comes to $979.96. In order to top it off, we need DVD-R discs for the camcorder. Office Depot has a package of Memorex discs available for $14.99 (20 discs). http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/518245/Memorex-DVD-R-Recordable-LightScribe-Media/?cm_vc=c5302 The total is now $994.95.
The Insignia model is fairly inexpensive but plays Blu-Ray discs; Blu-Ray is becoming more popular because it is a higher definition than ordinary DVDs. The total now comes to $979.96. In order to top it off, we need DVD-R discs for the camcorder. Office Depot has a package of Memorex discs available for $14.99 (20 discs). http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/518245/Memorex-DVD-R-Recordable-LightScribe-Media/?cm_vc=c5302 The total is now $994.95.
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