**With apologies for cross-posting**
Places available on short online course Copyright for Information Professionals.
A small number of places are available for study in January 2016 on the short online course Copyright for Information Professionals (9 weeks) offered by the Centre for Archive and Information Studies (CAIS)
at the University of Dundee.
This module is ideal for anyone seeking to acquire or refresh knowledge of copyright within professional practice. It will provide students with:
• An in-depth knowledge of British copyright law in its relation to archives
and records
• An understanding of this relates to European and international law
• The ability to make judgments as to the ownership and duration of copyright
• An understanding of copyright in the digital environment
The module examines the following areas:
• British copyright in historical perspective
• Subject matter and protection criteria
• Authorship and ownership
• Economic rights and infringement
• Terms of protection and the 2039 rule
• Exceptions for librarians, archivists and records managers
• Orphan works: exceptions and licensing
• Managing copyright: digitisation and risk
The deadline for applications is 22 November. Courses begin 11 January.
Application forms are available online at http://www.dundee.ac.uk/cais/howtoapply/.
CAIS courses are taught by subject experts and are provided in a fully supported online learning environment.
All short courses and Masters degrees offered by CAIS are accredited by the Archives and Records Association, UK and Ireland and by Records and Information Management Professionals, Australasia. The CAIS team
was ‘highly commended’ by the Information and Records Management Society in their awards in 2007.
For more information please see below or contact us on +44 (0)1382 385543 or email [log in to unmask].
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Dr. Craig Gauld
Centre for Archive and Information Studies University of Dundee Dundee DD1 4HN United Kingdom
t: +44 (0)1382 385542
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