Symposium Archives

June 14-16, 2006
University of Maryland University College
Inn and Conference Center
Adelphi, MD

The three-day symposium focused on the impact of mass digitization on copyright and higher education. This year's theme was occasioned by the debate in recent years over the ambitious digitization projects of Google, Yahoo, and other groups who are seeeking to make massive quantities of information available on a global scale. Even as these digitization projects have garnered the attention and applause of millions of consumers and educators, they have drawn the ire—and litigation—of authors and publishers. From the sidewalk to the library, from the cubicle to the boardroom, and the classroom to the courtroom, everyone has an interest and a stake in how we as a society will answer the complex questions of intellectual property rights, copyright, piracy, fair use, ownership, access, distribution, compensation, and control that confront us every time we click our way along the information superhighway.

• How will higher education morph in coming years—and how has it already changed—as digital archives are built and expanded upon our campuses?
• What will be the parameters and responsibilities of scholarship as the academy becomes ever more digital and digitized?
• How might our relationships to our disciplines, repositories of knowledge, diverse media providers, and even each other alter as the waves of digital content multiply, swell, and flow through the academy?
  

DAY ONE: The Afternoon offered an opportunity to participate in one of two intensive pre-conference seminars: "Copyright 101" or "E-Reserves Policy and Implementation." The Evening featured a special program: "The Googlization of Culture." A keynote address by Siva Vaidhyanathan was followed by responses from Allan Adler, Association of American Publishers and Alan Davidson, Google.

DAY TWO: The agenda framed some of the pertinent issues and included a keynote address about how libraries are in transition and three lively panel discussions, providing opportunities to respond to the keynote and to examine questions surrounding the future of fair use and the changing face of publishing.

DAY THREE: The agenda focused on presenting and discussing possible solutions to some of the issues raised by legislation, institutional repositories, and the interplay between digital rights management (DRM) and fair use.

The conference binder, containing selected presentations and relevant articles, from this three day symposium is available for $50 (Binder Order Form 2006). A CD containing over 9 hours of symposium proceedings in streaming audio and video is available for $80 (CD Order Form 2006).

Please fax the completed order form(s) to 240-582-2961. For further information, contact Jack Boeve at 240-582-2965 or jboeve@umuc.edu. Below are selected PowerPoint presentations (in PDF format) from the keynotes and panel discussions.

KEYNOTE: The Googlization of Culture (RealMedia)

 

The Google Library: 10 Questions (PPT in PDF)

Address by Siva Vaidhyanathan, New York University

 

Google Book Search (PPT in PDF)

Response by Alan Davidson, Google, Inc.

 

Response by Allan Adler, American Association of Publishers

 

KEYNOTE: Libraries in Transition (PPT in PDF)

Address by Peggy Hoon, North Carolina State University Libraries

PANEL 1: Reaction to Keynote: "Where Do We Go From Here?"

Moderator: Kimberly Kelley, University of Maryland University College

Panelists:

• Peter Hirtle, Cornell University;
• Joan Lippincott, Coalition for Networked Information (PPT in PDF);
• Carrie Russell, American Library Association (PPT in PDF)

 

PANEL 2: The Future of Fair Use

Moderator: Kimberly Bonner, University of Maryland University College

Panelists:

• James DeLong, Progress & Freedom Foundation;
• Georgia Harper, University System of Texas;
• Bill McGeveran, Harvard University Law School Berkman Center for Internet & Society

 

PANEL 3: The Changing Face of Publishing

Moderator: Kimberly Kelley, University of Maryland University College

Panelists:

• Bill Breichner, Johns Hopkins University;
• Marc Brodsky, American Institute of Physics (PPT in PDF);
• Steve Gass, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PPT in PDF)

 

PANEL 4: News from the Hill: Legislative Updates

Moderator: Kimberly Bonner, University of Maryland University College

Panelists:

• Mark Keam, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee;
• Miriam Nisbet, American Library Association;
• Gigi Sohn, Public Knowledge

 

PANEL 5: Institutional Repositories

Moderator: Sayeed Choudhury, Johns Hopkins University

Panelists:

• Karla Hahn, Association of Research Libraries (PPT in PDF);
• Charles Lowry, University of Maryland;
• Clifford Lynch, Coalition for Networked Information

 

PANEL 6: DRM and the Future of Publishing

Moderator: Kimberly Kelley, University of Maryland University College (PPT in PDF)

Panelists:

• Karen Coyle, Digital Libraries Consultant;
• John Mitchell, Interaction Law;
• Steve Worona, EDUCAUSE (PPT in PDF);
• Clifford Lynch, Coalition for Networked Information