EDUCAUSE | Podcasts and Copyright / Intellectual Property Policies

CNI Podcast: An Interview with Duane Webster, Executive Director of the Association of Research Libraries

gbayne — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:32:53 -0500

This 26 minute podcast features an interview with Duane Webster, Executive Director of the Association of Research Libraries. Our conversation was recorded at the CNI 2008 Spring Task Force Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Duane E. Webster is Executive Director of the Association of Research Libraries, an organization representing 123 major research libraries in North America. The mission of ARL is to identify and influence forces affecting the future of research libraries in the process of scholarly communication.

Duane received his M.A.L.S. from the University of Michigan in 1964, and worked in research, public, and special libraries before joining ARL in 1970 to establish the ARL Office of Leadership and Management Services (OLMS).

Duane was appointed Executive Director of ARL in 1988. In this capacity, he has helped establish the ARL Office of Scholarly Communication in 1990; the Coalition for Networked Information co-sponsored by ARL and EDUCAUSE in 1990; and, most recently in 1998, SPARC - the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition. All of these organizations are actively working to transform the current the current system of scholarly communication with the goal of moving toward a more sustainable, productive, and accessible system.

This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2008 Spring Task Force Meeting. The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org

Podcast: Don't Download This Panel - A Discussion of Peer-to-Peer Filesharing

gbayne — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:59:42 -0500

This podcast features a panel discussion of peer-to-peer filesharing. It was recorded at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Western Regional Conference, and is entitled, "Don't Download This Panel".

The attention of—and on—higher education has been focused on defensive measures to curb illegal file sharing. But this is occurring in the context of a much larger national debate about the appropriate role of copyright and intellectual property in cyberspace. Simultaneously, myriad new business models and delivery options for online digital entertainment are being tested. Ê What are institutions of higher education doing to curb illegal file sharing? What are the issues in the larger copyright debate? And what is the vision of the entertainment industry for offering digital entertainment online? A panel of distinguished experts in the field discusses these and other pertinent issues in the peer-to-peer file sharing debate.

The panel includes:

Greg DePriest, Vice President, Technology Policy, NBC Universal
Kenneth C. Green, Founding Director, The Campus Computing Project
Fred von Lohmann, Senior Staff Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Session moderator: Kent Wada, Director, IT Strategic Policy, UCLA

CNI Podcast: An Interview with Jim Neal, VP for Information Services and University Librarian, Columbia University

gbayne — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:58:49 -0600

In this 20 minute podcast, we feature an interview with Jim Neal, Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian at Columbia University. He provides leadership for university academic computing and network services as well as a system of twenty-five libraries. He also works with the Electronic Publishing Initiative at Columbia (EPIC) and the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning (CCNMTL). He serves on key academic, technology, budget and policy groups at the University.

Neal has also represented the American library community in testimony on copyright matters before Congressional committees and was an advisor to the U.S. delegation at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) diplomatic conference on copyright. He has worked on copyright policy and advisory groups for universities and professional and higher education associations. He was selected the 1997 Academic/Research Librarian of the Year by ALA's Association of College and Research Libraries.

Neal has served on the Council and Executive Board of the American Library Association (ALA), on the Board and as President of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and as Chair of OCLC's Research Library Advisory Council. He currently is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Research Libraries Group (RLG) and on the Board of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO). He has also served on numerous international, national and state professional committees, and is an active member of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA).

This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2007 Fall Task Force Meeting. The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org

E07 Podcast: Researching P2P Activity - What Students Say Versus What They Really Do

kellywalker — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:44:57 -0600

This 36-minute podcast recorded during the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference features Warren S. Arbogast, President, Boulder Management Group, LLC, Cheryl Asper Elzy, Dean, University Libraries, Illinois State University, David Greenfield, Director, Student Technology, Illinois State University, and Mark S. Walbert, Associate Vice President, Academic Information Technology, Illinois State University in a session titled "Researching P2P Activity: What Students Say Versus What They Really Do."

The session abstract:

Illinois State University has embarked on a multifaceted comparative study called the Digital Citizen Project, which investigates what works and what doesn't regarding P2P, media, and copyright. The latest baseline data will be shared and discussed, with its implications for industry and higher education. An update on technical monitoring solutions and legal service alternatives will also be featured.

E07 Podcast: What Can You Do? The Rest of the Copyright Story

kellywalker — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:13:54 -0600

This 44-minute podcast recorded during the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference features Peggy Hoon, Special Assistant to the Provost for Copyright Administration, North Carolina State University, Robert R. Hoon, Associate General Counsel, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and Thomas K. Miller, III, Vice Provost, Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications, North Carolina State University in a session titled "What Can You Do? The Rest of the Copyright Story."

The session abstract:

The ARL's Know Your Copy Rights is a multifaceted campus copyright education initiative that accentuates the positive and emphasizes what you can do with copyrighted materials. This effort offers resources, including a unique brochure, specifically created for all campus constituencies with the assistance of nationally recognized copyright educators.

E07 Podcast: An Interview with Susie Quartey

kellywalker — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:55:05 -0600

In this 13-minute podcast, we feature an interview with Susie Quartey, Associate Director-Copyright Licensing Office, Brigham Young University. She discusses the current copyright issues higher education. She also describes useful tools BYU has developed to assist and educate its campus community including a copyright tutorial.

E07 Podcast: An Interview with Heather Gordon

kellywalker — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:48:21 -0600

In this 12-minute podcast, we feature a phone interview with Heather Gordon, Director, Information Services and University Librarian, James Cook University . She discusses the University's recent Review of Information Services Report and the role of the library and its staff in providing resources to enhance learning, research, and information literacy. Gordon also discusses her role as Copyright Officer for James Cook University.

Podcast: Key Sessions in Policy and Security at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference

gbayne — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:03:36 -0500

This 11 minute podcast features a preview of the Policy and Security issues and sessions at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference with insights from Mark Luker, Vice President of EDUCAUSE and head of the EDUCAUSE office of government relations and policy analysis in Washington, DC; Rodney Petersen, Government Relations Officer with EDUCAUSE and Coordinator of the EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force; and Steve Worona, Director of Policy and Networking Programs at EDUCAUSE and host of the EDUCAUSE Live! Webcast series.

Some helpful links for those attending the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference in Seattle:

The Itinerary Builder allows you to chart, save, update, download, and print your conference schedule before you even get there.
The Knowledge Pathfinder helps you find the topics and sessions that interest you.
A list of featured speakers and topics that will be a part of the conference.
A full conference schedule.
A FAQ covering several conference topics and concerns.
Local information from the Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Podcast: Higher Education and Patent Reform: Pulled in Two Directions

gbayne — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:19:12 -0500

This hour and fifteen-minute long podcast features a panel discussion entitled, "Higher Education and Patent Reform: Pulled in Two Directions". Particpants include:

Richard Fontana, Counsel, Software Freedom Law Center
Carl E. Gulbrandsen, Managing Director, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)
Edward Kazenske, Senior Director, IP&L-Patent Group, Microsoft Corporation
Joshua D. Sarnoff, Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic, Washington College of Law
Session moderator: John C. Vaughn, Executive Vice President, Association of American Universities

American colleges and universities have a love/hate relationship with patents: technology transfer brings in millions of dollars, establishes reputations, and enhances America's competitive status in the world, yet an expanding number of dubious patents are leading to higher costs, decreased market selection, and threats of litigation across many departments on campus. In this session, we'll review current legislative proposals for patent reform and spotlight some of the latest problem patents in the news.

This podcast was edited and hosted by Carie Windham.