NEW!!
ARL Advanced Licensing Workshop

November 16-17, 2000
New Haven, CT

For more information, please contact:
Mary Case, Director
ARL Office of Scholarly Communication

Workshop information online:   http://www.arl.org/scomm/licensing/advlic.html

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ARL ADVANCED LICENSING WORKSHOP
November 16-17, 2000
Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale
New Haven, CT

Sponsored by the New England Law Library Consortium
Purpose and Overview:

This two-day workshop will:
o   deepen participants' understanding of license terms and conditions through
      several  hands-on license review exercises including a session with a
      legal drafting expert;

o   help participants understand, evaluate, and minimize the risks in licensing
      electronic resources;

o   provide strategies to participants on how to protect their legal and
      business interests when working with consortia; and

o   review strategies for getting past no in difficult negotiations.

Topics covered will include:

The State of Licensing Today
Risk Assessment - The Perspective of Licensees
Risk Assessment - The Perspective of Licensors
Working with Consortia
Understanding and Drafting Legal Language
Implications of International Licenses
Pricing Models and Strategies
Getting Past No

Optional group discussion sessions with the trainers will be offered the
first evening.

Session topics will be:
o  Consortia
o  Legal Issues
o  Process and User Issues

Target Audience:
The workshop is open to those who have attended ARL's License Review and
Negotiation workshop or who have had a minimum of 2 years experience
reviewing and negotiating license agreements for their library or consortium.

Workshop Leaders:
Angee Baker, Vice President Planning and Strategic Alliances, SOLINET
Trisha Davis, Head, Serials and Electronic Products Department, The Ohio
  State University Libraries
Karen Hersey, Senior Counsel for Intellectual Property, Massachusetts
  Institute of Technology
Mary Case, Director, Office of Scholarly Communication, Association of
  Research Libraries
Lee Anne George, Program Planning Officer, Association of Research Libraries
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Bradley Houseton
Communications & Marketing Coordinator
ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES
21 Dupont Circle,   No. 800
Washington, DC   20036

(202) 296-2296 ofc   (202)872-0884 fax

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Trisha L. Davis, Associate Professor
Head, Serials & Electronic Resources Dept
The Ohio State University Libraries             Phone: (614) 292-6314
1848 Neil Avenue Mall  040N                     Fax:   (614) 292-2015
Columbus, OH 43210-1286                 Email:  davis.115@osu.edu
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