Intellectual Freedom Fest Addresses Copyright and the Freedom to Create


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Most of the members of the Intellectual Freedom remix panel at the Iowa City Public Library don’t go by their given names because the work they are doing is illegal according to US copyright and broadcast licensing law.

About 40 people attended the discussion, Wednesday Oct. 7, which centered around how tracking down and paying for copyright permission and licenses stifles creativity in the world of music and radio broadcasting. The panelists also touched on industries like film and publishing that are being affected by copyright law in new ways due to the low cost of technology.

LISSO Hosts Director At October Meeting


First and second year SLIS students listen to and
ask questions of director Jim Elmborg during the
LISSO meeting.

At the October Library and Information Science Student Organization (LISSO) meeting, school director Jim Elmborg answered student questions about registration for Spring 2010, advisors, the teacher librarian certificate and the future of the school and the LIS field. He also addressed feedback from the ALA accreditation visit last year.

SLIS Students and Professors Start “Second Lives”

Students and professors met Monday, Sept. 28, to play with avatars in the virtual world Second Life, but it wasn’t just for fun.

SLIS is involved in a pilot program with the International Writing Program (IWP) and Information Technology Services (ITS) that pairs writers with LIS students.
SLIS Director, Jim Elmborg, mimics his avatar
during a Second Life demonstration.
The students will help create avatars, or virtual characters, and run them during live readings in October.

Once they get an island in Second Life, organizers hope to create an online community to supplement the IWP. The 2009 Virtual Writing Project is being funded by a grant from the U.S. State Department.

 

Library Panel Says Budget Cuts Impact Intellectual Freedom

A panel of five librarians (mostly from public libraries) presented concerns and answered questions as part of the Intellectual Freedom Fest Wednesday, September 29.

A handful of SLIS students were among the attendees for “Public Libraries, Budget Cuts and Intellectual Freedom: a conversation about the state of Iowa Libraries” at the Iowa City Public Library.

Nick Shimmin (West Branch Public Library), Jason Paulious (ICPL),
Mike Wright (UofI Libraries), Barb Black (ICPL),
Mike Jorgensen (Coralville Public Library)

2002 Grad Finds Her Niche in Research & Competitive Intelligence

 

Stacy Bell (SLIS, 2002) spoke about her seven year career at John Deere in Moline, Ill., in Patricia Katopol’s Knowledge Management class Thursday.

Bell started in more traditional corporate library services at Deere, but after receiving her MBA in 2008, moved to the Research Analysis department. Her job description includes gathering and presenting information on the company’s competitors, training users in search databases, constructing searches on the company and its interests, and dealing with copyright issues.
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