Probing Question: Are you keeping up with the swiftly changing information landscape and how we should be teaching our students how to travel the information highway?
Intellectual property shifts. It is time for us to stop being
the copyright heavy. We can no longer afford to be seen as old fuddy-duddy bad
guys in today’s thrilling “remix” culture.
How does the statement "copyright counselor" resonant with you? Does it makes you think of?
If we are truly information professionals, we need not only to keep up, but also
be on the cutting edge of changes in the search and information landscapes.
What are your professional learning goals to support you keeping on the cutting edge of changes in this landscape? Do you agree or disagree with the authors?
I'm ready to join Joyce and Doug in raising this flag. How about you?
Recognize that modern practice is directly connected to equity.
Creative Commons and
other emerging concepts that are less restrictive than traditional copyright
licensing. Are we helping our students understand the issue of intellectual
property from the point of view of the creator, not just the consumer?
Librarians need to help students assign rights to their own creative works. They
share information about a new world of sharing while respecting intellectual
property.
A must read for everyone of us. We should seriously consider and discuss as a group what Doug and Joyce have to say about the work that we do. Where do you see yourself?