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REMINDER: UPCOMING ARL LICENSING WORKSHOPS

Basic Workshop: License Review and Negotiation

        Novi, Michigan, August 13-14, 2001  (A few spaces still available)

Advanced Licensing Workshop

        Chicago, Illinois, September 26-28, 2001

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION DETAILS, SEE
http://www.arl.org/scomm/licensing/

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BASIC WORKSHOP:  License Review and Negotiation
Building a Team-Based Institutional Process

This workshop:
1. reviews the legal foundations of license agreements;
2. engages the participants in a review of license terms and conditions;

3. highlights the importance of and present strategies for developing an

institutional process for license review, negotiation, and
administration; and
4. provides participants with an opportunity to assess and practice
negotiation skills.

ADVANCED LICENSING WORKSHOP

This workshop:
1. deepens participants' understanding of license terms and conditions
through several  hands-on license review exercises including a session
with a legal drafting expert;
2. helps participants understand, evaluate, and minimize the risks in
licensing electronic resources;
3. provides strategies to participants on how to protect their legal and
business interests when working with consortia; and
4. reviews strategies for getting past no in difficult negotiations.

WORKSHOP LEADERS

Angee Baker, Vice President Planning and Strategic Alliances, SOLINET

Trisha Davis, Head, Serials and Electronic Resources 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

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Mary M. Case
Director, Office of Scholarly Communication
Association of Research Libraries
Suite 800
21 Dupont Circle, NW
Washington, DC  20036
202-296-2296
202-872-0884 (fax)
marycase@arl.org
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