HERON (Higher Education Resources ON demand) which is a phase three eLib
project, has already made considerable strides forward in this area on
behalf of the UK HE community.
HERON is currently running a pilot service to UK HEIs, and is planning to
extend its copyright and digitisation service for the next academic year
For more details see the HERON web page:
http://www.stir.ac.uk/infoserv/heron/
> Sally Curry
> Heron Liaison Officer
> University of Stirling
> The Library
> Stirling FK9 4LA
> email: [log in to unmask]
> tel: +44 (0) 1786 466 617
> fax: +44 (0) 1786 466 866
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> From: Sarah Carter[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To: Sarah Carter
> Sent: 16 February 2000 09:28
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Fw: Copyrights
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alan Story <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 5:14 PM
> Subject: Copyrights
>
>
> We would most welcome contributions from librarian
> colleagues to the following.....
>
>
> ANNOUNCEMENT - APOLOGIES FOR CROSS POSTINGS
>
> As many of you are aware, there are a growing number of
> problems in the access to and use of teaching materials in
> higher education (and further education) in the United
> Kingdom. In particular, restrictive conceptions of
> copyright and the privileging of the interests of
> publishers have led to the replacement of traditional
> copyright notions of "fair dealing" with expensive and
> cumbersome user-pay turnstiles.
>
> To bring these issues to the attention of all members of
> the academic community and to work for reform of the
> current regime, a new group, the Copyright in Higher
> Education Workgroup (CHEW) has recently been formed.
>
> Our first project has been to establish a website that
> focuses on a range of copyright issues in education. This
> site includes the results of a recent survey about the
> effects of the Higher Education Copying Accord (HECA) on
> teaching and learning in UK universities and puts
> forward various analyses of HECA. CHEW's first campaign is
> directed at the reform /repeal of HECA when it expires in
> January 2001.
>
> The website's URL is:
> http://www.law.warwick.ac.uk/ncle/Copyright/
>
> We are also interested in recognising the "good practice"
> efforts of some academic journals that allow non-profit
> educational photocopying under an "open licence" system.
> The website gives examples of such journals and welcomes
> your own suggested additions.
>
> The site was created with the assistance of the United
> Kingdom Centre for Legal Education (UKCLE) at the
> University of Warwick with whom CHEW is affiliated.
>
> To encourage discussion and debate over copyright issues in
> education, CHEW has also established a Mailbase discussion
> list entitled "Copyrights." The list and archives of past
> messages are accessible from the above website. You can
> also send a message to the list by e-mailing:
> [log in to unmask]
>
> The website of "Copyrights " is:
> http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/copyrights/
>
> Although the initial members of CHEW are UK legal
> academics, the group wants to address copyright issues in
> other disciplines and work with those individuals and
> groups interested in reform. Our main focus at present is
> on the problems that have been created for the provision of
> course (study) packs and the operation of Library short
> loan (reserve) collections.
>
> We are also interested in hearing from academic colleagues
> in other countries who may face their own copyright-related
> issues.
>
> Those individuals and groups who maintain copyright-related
> websites are welcome to add a link between their own site
> and CHEW's site. We would like to be informed if you insert
> such a link.and we will reciprocate. CHEW itself can be
> contacted by e-mail at: [log in to unmask] specifying
> CHEW in the subject line.
>
> We welcome your comments and criticisms. And we also
> welcome new members.
>
> Alan Story
> Kent Law School
> Canterbury Kent
> For the Copyright in Higher Education Workgroup (CHEW)
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>
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> Alan Story
> Kent Law School
> Eliot College
> University of Kent
> Canterbury Kent UK
> CT2 7NS
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> Ph. 01227 823316
> Fax 01227 827831
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