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Minitex News articles tagged with "Copyright" (17):

Save the date for the March 2020 rights implementation workshop!

Why is this Minitex meeting room empty? Because we want you to help us fill it on Friday, March 13th for the next in our series of rights statements implementation workshops.

Implementing Rights Statements at the Northtown Public Library

Despite the chilly day, there was a nice-sized group of people in attendance at the rights statements implementation training event on Friday, December 6th at the Northtown Public Library in Blaine. Participants at the event learned about the rights statements, why they are important, and how they help users by providing helpful descriptive information about the rights status of their digital items.

Second chance to attend a Rights Statements event with MDL!

We are hosting another of our training events for those who want to learn more about standardized rights statements and their implementation. It will be on Thursday, August 15th at the Kathryn A. Martin Library at the University of Minnesota Duluth, and it is open to the public and free of charge. Learn more and register here.

New MDL webpage and introductory videos on implementing rights statements in Minnesota Reflections

Want to know more about rights statements? The rights statements project team has put together a new resource webpage, located in the Standards and Best Practices section of the MDL website. It contains an overview of the project, and access to a variety of training materials and resources. 

ILL webinar alert: an alternative to CONTU

Don't miss your opportunity to attend a webinar on May 22 of one of the most attended sessions at the recent OCLC Resource Sharing Conference.  Ohio State University and Georgetown University will share their alternative approach to reviewing their ILL borrowing activity for copyright tracking. 

Books entering public domain in 2019

There are thousands of works from 1923 that are available as of January 1st, 2019, including music, movies, art, screenplays, choreography, and literary works. Here is a list of 20 notable books now in the public domain.