Tuesday Times

Webinar Tomorrow
For anyone interested, a “Copyright and Fair Use in Research” webinar will be viewed Wednesday, Jan. 25 in room 302B. Professor Marsha Baum from the UNM School of Law will be presenting. Issues for discussion include the researcher who distributes a paper purchased by the library to other researchers on a project, the ability of academic researchers to share papers from institutional databases, the use of electronic images from the Internet, and the place of fair use in the corporate and governmental research settings.

Fare Thee Well
A retirement reception will be held for Rosemary Ruff this Thursday, Jan. 26, from 3:30-5 in the ADMN building lobby. All are welcome to come celebrate Rosemary and wish her well.

Invitation: Open Education Week Planning Meeting
The plans for Open Education Week (March 27-31) are taking shape! We need your help to make the week of success, so please join us at the next Open Access Group meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 3 p.m. in Mullins 486. So far, our plans include:

• A poll to discover what students currently pay for textbooks
• Training sessions for instructors on technical tools for using open education resources
• Publicity of all sorts, including blogs, tweets, Facebook posts and podcasts
• Live chat among faculty, staff and students on the most effective types of material, relative costs for materials, and access to print and online materials

During the Jan. 31 meeting, we will share ideas for recruiting participants for the live chat, the blogs, tweets, posts, and podcasts. We will also make a list of questions and discussion topics for these activities. Please come. Your ideas are welcome!

Shout Out (n.) Informal. A message of congratulation, support, or appreciation.
Kathleen Lehman gives a shout out, and a thank you from Whitney Jones, Assistant Director of New Student Programs (below), for everyone who helped with Help-A-Hog Spring 2017 edition. Volunteers who answers questions from lost hogs and discussed preferred flavors of dum-dums included: Tess, Molly, Sarah Spiegel, Norma, Martha P., Cody, Mikey, Alyssa, Beth, Mandi, Jefferie, Amy, Sherryl, Lisa H., Tony, Lynaire, Cedar, and Janell!

Reminder: Copyright Law for Library Faculty & Staff
Save the date! On Thursday, Feb. 23, at 4 p.m., School of Law professor Uche Ewelukwa will give a presentation on copyright for library faculty and staff. This will be held in the Arkansas Union, Room 507.

Calendar of Libraries’ Events – mark your personal calendars!