Other Workshops

Copyright Workshop

Date: November 12 & 13, 2009
Time: 9 am to 4 pm
Place: NSARM , 6016 University Ave., Halifax, NS
Registration Deadline: November 9, 2009
Instructors: Nancy Marrelli, Director of Archives, Concordia University & Wanda Noel, Copyright Lawyer
Cost: $50 for CNSA, CANB & ACPEI members / $75 for non-members

General Description

This two day workshop is being offered jointly by Council of Nova Scotia Archives and Council of Archives New Brunswick. It will focus exclusively on how Canadian copyright law applies to the Internet, books, music, reference material, images and photographs as they are used in archives. The workshop will:

• impart practical copyright information
• have a question and answer session where participants can bring their problems and questions and receive practical case-by-case advice
• review upcoming copyright changes being considered by the House of Commons
• consider the need for standardized policies and practices to enable participants to be more effective in their jobs, in the short-term and long-term.

Bios of Speakers

Nancy Marrelli

Nancy Marrelli is the Director of Archives at Concordia University, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Nancy actively participates in professional activities with many archival associations in Canada, the United States, and internationally, working and publishing in English and French particularly in the areas of copyright, preservation, and audiovisual archives. She has been a speaker at a wide variety of workshops and conferences across Canada, the United States, and elsewhere. Since 1999 she has been chair of the Canadian archival community copyright committee, currently called the Canadian Council of Archives Copyright Committee. She currently chairs an International Council of Archives committee for a global project called Archival Solidarity. She has published extensively in both English and French on professional subjects and the history of Montreal and Concordia University.

Wanda Noel

Wanda was admitted to the practice of law in the province of Ontario in 1978. Her law practice specializes in copyright law. Wanda has worked extensively with many archive, library and educational organizations, including Library and Archives Canada, provincial and territorial archives and the Canadian Council of Archives, on a variety of copyright matters. Wanda has advised parliamentary committees and Ministers of the Crown on legislative changes to the Copyright Act, participated in public hearings both as expert witness and as legal counsel, and published numerous articles, books and reports in Canada and abroad in her field of expertise. She is the winner of a prestigious international law prize. She has spoken at conventions, conducted seminars for major universities, libraries, archival institutions and private organizations. She is an active member of the Canadian Bar Association and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, participating in, and chairing, various committees addressing copyright law revision, and copyright issues arising from digital technology.

Who should attend

Archivists and anyone who serves researchers in an archival setting. Members of Council of Archives New Brunswick, Archives Council of Prince Edward Island and Council of Nova Scotia Archives.

Registration Deadline

November 9, 2009

Registration

Members: fill out a Registration Form for members [PDF] or [RTF]

Non-members: fill out a Registration Form for non-members [PDF] or [RTF]

and send it complete with your payment to:

Melissa McCarthy
Council of Archives New Brunswick
P.O. Box 1204, Station “A”
Fredericton, NB
E3B 5C8

Registration fee includes nutrition breaks for both days.

For more information

Please contact Karen White, Archives Advisor, CNSA or the Education Committee chair.

This workshop is brought to you in part by the financial support of the Government of Canada through Library and Archives Canada, and administered by the Canadian Council of Archives.