Past Events:

Colloquium co-sponsored by SIRLS and AZ Chapter of ASIS&T:

The Future of Fair Use and the Corruption of Copyright

Speaker: Siva Vaidyanathan
Date: December 6, 2002
Time: 10 A.M to 12 Noon
Place: Main Library, Room A314

Abstract: his talk will trace the history of the development of fair use as a legal construct, and compare that legal evolution with the ways fair use works among communities of users. It will then consider the ways that efforts to install a new "technocopyright" significantly alters the concept of fair use in practical terms. The talk will argue that users must make clear and compelling claims that fair use should remain strong and flexible, and that it should emerge as a positive penumbra of rights instead of a narrow set of defenses to accusations of infringement. Related References: A recent article by Dr. Vaidyanathan in The Chronicle of Higher Education, URL: http://chronicle.com/free/v48/i47/47b00701.htm & his testimony at a Public Rulemaking Hearing, URL: http://www.loc.gov/cop yright/1201/hearings/siva.pdf.

Cultural Constructs of Classification

Speaker: Hope Olsen
Date: October 4, 2002
Time: 10 A.M to 12 Noon
Place: SIRLS
More info: This presentation is based on Olsen's research project available at: http://www.ualberta.ca/~holson/construct.htm

The Information Architecture/LIS Connection

Speaker: Dr. Amy J. Warner, Thesaurus Design Specialist/Information Architect
Date: March 22, 2002
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 am
Place: ILC Room 140
Abstract: This presentation examines how the field of Library and Information Science has contributed to the new applied area of information architecture. The basic concepts and methods of librarianship and information science are examined and their applications to the effective design of web sites and corporate intranets. The focus of the LIS profession on user service and effective organization of large and small collections makes them ideal partners with other developers and designers in the web design process. Numerous examples will be provided along with an explanation of how LIS professionals can become part of this exciting new field.

Power Point slides from this presentation are now available at: http://www.sir.arizona.edu/faculty/coleman/warner/ajw.ppt

Real Player streaming video from this presentation is now available at:
rtsp://redstar.faccenter.arizona.edu/iws/lib/warneria.rm

MPEG video files from this presentation are now available at:
http://kubrick.arizona.edu/mbase/asset/library/lswarneria.
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For more information on this and other SIRLS/AZ-ASIST co-sponsored colloquia, go to: http://www.u.arizona.edu/~asc/colloquium.html