BayNet Annual Meeting

Copyright in the Digital Age:
A talk by Carrie Russell
Tuesday, May 2, 2006: 8:30am - 12pm
Location: World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA

The BayNet Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, May 2, 2006, 8:30-11:30am in San Francisco at the World Affairs Council (312 Sutter Street). Refreshments will be provided at 8:30 with a brief business portion of the meeting immediately following. Election of officers and new Executive Board members for 2006/07 are an important item of business, so your participation is highly encouraged.

Carrie Russell, copyright Specialist at the American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy will be the featured speaker. Her topic will be Copyright in the Digital Age. Carrie will provide an update on developments in the copyright arena, including recent legislation and current topics such as digital archives, digital rights management, fair-use practice, and other issues with potential impact on libraries. Primary focus will be issues involving electronic content.

Carrie, who holds both an M. A. degree in Media Arts (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee )and an M.L.I.S. degree (University of Arizona), is a well known advocate for fair use alternative publishing models for scholarly communication. In her position at the A.L.A. Office for Information Technology Policy, Carrie conducts research, develops educational materials on copyright for librarians, and promotes information policies that support library principles. Carrie was a librarian at the University of Arizona prior to her tenure at A.L.A. She is also the author of Complete Copyright: An Everyday Guide for Librarians (published by A.L.A. in 2004) and numerous articles.

This Free event will be held at the World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter Street (near Grant), San Francisco. Parking is available at the Stockton Street Garage or you can walk from the Powell Street BART station.