An Introduction to Copyright is a half-day event organised by the Career Development Group, Yorkshire and Humberside Division.
The event will be held on Friday 10 June 2011 at the National Railway Museum, York.
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Date: Friday 10 June 2011
Time: 1.00 pm – 4.30 pm
Speaker: Graham Cornish
Cost: 25 +VAT (CDG Members), 30 +VAT (other CILIP Members & non-CILIP Members)
Venue: Search Engine, The National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York, YO26 4XJ
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Learning Outcomes
An Introduction to Copyright
Copyright – what is it?
Copyright – where to find it
Who owns it
What rights do owners have?
Limits to copyright
How long it lasts
Using someone else’s copyright
Protecting what you own
Career development
Graham Cornish has worked in copyright since 1983. He has run several hundred training courses on copyright, and has written a similar quantity of articles and papers on the topic for libraries and archives from many different perspectives. His publications include Copyright: interpreting law for libraries, archives and information services, Keep it legal: copyright guidance for school library staff and Understanding copyright in a week. He spent several years working on electronic copyright management systems for EU funded projects. He is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals (CILIP) and was President of the Library Association in 2000. For eighteen years he was copyright advisor to the British Library. He now works as an independent advisor and trainer on copyright under the name “Copyright Circle”, working with libraries, archives, museums, universities, publishers, industrial and business organisations and government departments.
In addition, he headed the International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions (IFLA) Programme for Universal Availability of Publications (UAP) between 1992 and 2001 and produced a number of important reports and initiatives in the field of document supply, information access and library co-operation.
Graham is also an ordained member of the Anglican Church where he functions as a Minister in Secular Employment (MSE).