UNIVERSITY (USP) UNIVERSITY (USP) INITIATIVES FOR INITIATIVES FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION DISTANCE EDUCATION PROVISION OF MATERIALS PROVISION OF MATERIALS TO REMOTE STUDENTSTO REMOTE STUDENTS

Map of the USP & Pacific RegionMap of the USP & Pacific Region

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFICSOUTH PACIFIC

An IntroductionAn IntroductionThe University RegionThe University RegionThe AdministrationThe Administration

USP’S DFL PROGRAMMEUSP’S DFL PROGRAMME

Self instructionSelf instruction Print packagesPrint packages Local tutorial support Local tutorial support Audio - satelliteAudio - satellite Visual - video conferencingVisual - video conferencing Recorded lecturesRecorded lectures

USPNET: USP USPNET: USP Educational Educational Telecommunications Telecommunications NetworkNetworkUSPNet AUDIOUSPNet AUDIO

- Teleconferencing - Teleconferencing

USPNet VIDEO USPNet VIDEO - Video Broadcast - Video Broadcast - Video Conferencing- Video Conferencing  

UNIVERSITY INITIATIVES UNIVERSITY INITIATIVES (I) ONLINE (I) ONLINE COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION

Class shares: Student Online Class shares: Student Online Services – lectures, articlesServices – lectures, articles

WebCT: discussion boardWebCT: discussion board

(2) COPYRIGHT (2) COPYRIGHT ADMINISTRATIONADMINISTRATION

Academic staff – responsible Academic staff – responsible for copyright clearance for copyright clearance

Establishment of a Copyright Establishment of a Copyright Officer position 2006Officer position 2006

CAL CAL

((3) LIBRARY 3) LIBRARY INITIATIVESINITIATIVES

USP/AusAid DFL ProjectsUSP/AusAid DFL Projects-- Library Digitization project: Library Digitization project: Pacific Pacific Theses and public domain Theses and public domain materials materials

Campus and Centre LibrariesCampus and Centre Libraries-Online library catalogues -Online library catalogues -Online journals-Online journals-Online databases -Online databases

LIBRARY INITIATIVESLIBRARY INITIATIVES cont’dcont’d

- Print collections - Print collections - Multimedia collections- Multimedia collections- Digital Libraries In A - Digital Libraries In A Box Box (DLIAB) (DLIAB) projectproject - - NZAid NZAid - Digital collections – - Digital collections – USPL; PRIDE- PaddleUSPL; PRIDE- Paddle

CHALLENGES CHALLENGES (i) COPYRIGHT ACTS(i) COPYRIGHT ACTS

Copyright & scanning? Copyright & scanning?

Does the 10%/1 chapter Does the 10%/1 chapter restriction apply only to restriction apply only to separately published artistic separately published artistic works, and not to artistic works works, and not to artistic works published in a bookpublished in a book??

Copyright Acts Copyright Acts cont’dcont’d

"research or private study by "research or private study by individual students" - copies individual students" - copies in course material?in course material?

Does "reproducing the work Does "reproducing the work in any material form including in any material form including storing a work in any medium storing a work in any medium by any means" include by any means" include scanning?scanning?

OTHER CHALLENGESOTHER CHALLENGES

High cost of texts- online books? High cost of texts- online books? Multimedia – DVDs, videos? Multimedia – DVDs, videos?

Availability of copying tools - Availability of copying tools - photocopiers, PC with CD writers etc.photocopiers, PC with CD writers etc.

Academic vigilanceAcademic vigilance Copyright awareness and practicesCopyright awareness and practices Internet BandwidthInternet Bandwidth Understanding of copyright/plagiarismUnderstanding of copyright/plagiarism

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

Innovative means of Innovative means of disseminating information to disseminating information to studentsstudents

Locating and using public domain Locating and using public domain materials – Pacific government materials – Pacific government documentsdocuments

Encouraging creation of academic Encouraging creation of academic material for public domain usematerial for public domain use

MAKING HEADWAY!MAKING HEADWAY!

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About the AuthorAbout the Author

Elizabeth C. Reade Fong is Deputy University Librarian (Customer Services) at Elizabeth C. Reade Fong is Deputy University Librarian (Customer Services) at the University of the South Pacific where she has worked since 1978. She is the University of the South Pacific where she has worked since 1978. She is responsible for customer services, human resource development and the responsible for customer services, human resource development and the implementation of the Library’s strategic plan. She has a Bachelor’s degree in implementation of the Library’s strategic plan. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Management from the USP and a Master of Arts in Information Sociology and Management from the USP and a Master of Arts in Information Science from the University of North London. Elizabeth is the Co-ordinator for Science from the University of North London. Elizabeth is the Co-ordinator for the Pacific Population Information Network and Chair's the Network for the Pacific Population Information Network and Chair's the Network for Women in Higher Education in the Pacific (NetWHEP), a member of the USP Women in Higher Education in the Pacific (NetWHEP), a member of the USP Gender Advisory Committee and a Pacific member of the IFLA Regional Gender Advisory Committee and a Pacific member of the IFLA Regional Standing Committee for Asia and Oceania.Standing Committee for Asia and Oceania.

Elizabeth has been involved in issues relating to copyright since 1992 when Elizabeth has been involved in issues relating to copyright since 1992 when she attended a regional WIPO Workshop in Suva followed by a number of she attended a regional WIPO Workshop in Suva followed by a number of others including the Sub-regional WIPO Meeting on Copyright and Related others including the Sub-regional WIPO Meeting on Copyright and Related Rights in Samoa in 2000. She was one of three University representatives to Rights in Samoa in 2000. She was one of three University representatives to the Fiji Law Reform Commission in the preparation of the Draft Fiji Copyright the Fiji Law Reform Commission in the preparation of the Draft Fiji Copyright Bill that eventually became the Fiji Copyright Act (1999) and has since been a Bill that eventually became the Fiji Copyright Act (1999) and has since been a strong advocate for copyright compliance. In 2003 she was the USP contact strong advocate for copyright compliance. In 2003 she was the USP contact for organising the Pacific Regional Workshop on the Collective Management for organising the Pacific Regional Workshop on the Collective Management of Copyright that was funded by IFRRO/CAL and CLL. Elizabeth is often called of Copyright that was funded by IFRRO/CAL and CLL. Elizabeth is often called upon at the University to give advice on copyright matters.upon at the University to give advice on copyright matters.