It pretty much all runs through me, or at least it is supposed to. For
years we used University Readers to make our course packs - they are easy
to work with and it made sense to centralize it all though the library. For
the last couple of years we have moved everything online - I host the
documents behind a password (school login) on course pages. That way I can
make the call as to whether the teacher is pushing the envelope where fair
use is concerned. The head of tech and I have spent years learning about
copyright and coming to an understanding of how to legally and reasonably
handle this issue. It's MUCH better than it was in the past, when teachers
would copy large sections of books so the students didn't have to buy them.
I like having everything on the library's site - mostly it's English
teachers pulling one or two short stories from a collection that I have in
the library anyway, so it makes sense. The collections aren't visible on
the library's website but teachers can link to them on their
password-protected course pages, and students need to log in the same way
they log into our databases to use them.
Cathy
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Cathy Rettberg, Head Librarian
Menlo School
Atherton, CA
http://library.menloschool.org
What I'm reading now:
*Identity*/Fukuyama
On Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 1:30 PM Jan Patton <jmpatton10188@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello All,
How does your school handle duplication of texts, course packs and digital
archives of curriclum?
Is the Librarian the point person who makes the calls on when to reach out
to a publisher for permission?
Who writes the letters requesting permission? The Librarian or the
faculty member seeking use of a text?
Thanks for your responses!
Best,
Jan
Nueva School
131 East 28th Ave.
San Mateo, CA 94403
