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Legal Guidance for ICT Use in Education, Research and External Engagement

 

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This section of the JISC Legal website gathers together our resources most relevant to librarians and other library staff.  We welcome suggestions for further guidance, of course.

Sharing and Reuse of Library Catalogue Records: Guidance on Legal Issues in the Web Environment

In the second half of 2009, JISC has funded a project to explore the legal issues associated with the sharing and reuse of library catalogue records online.  This project was awarded after competitive tender to Curtis+Cartwright. Further information about the project can be found at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/resourcediscovery/recordreuse.aspx. Upon completion of the project, information about the dissemination of the project output will be given here.

 Guidance
Five Top Copyright Tips in 30 Minutes - JISC Legal on RSCtv (9/3/10)

JISC Legal's Jason Miles-Campbell presented "Five Top Copyright Law Tips for Colleges and Universities" as part of RSC Scotland South & West's RSCtv programme on Tuesday, 9 March 2010..

e-Safety Policy Checklist - 03/03/10

A checklist of questions for institutions to consider when updating or framing an e-safety policy.

Test Your Multimedia Copyright Knowledge

The Welsh Repository Network has published a learning tool to help you consider some of the copyright issues for multimedia respositories.

Blanket Copyright Licences - FE Institutions - Template - 17/01/2009

Template to provide FE institutions with details of each blanket copyright licence that they may hold.

Blanket Copyright Licences - FE Institutions - Guidance - 16/01/2009

Guidance on how to use the Blanket Licence Template for FE.

Blanket Copyright Licences - HE Institutions - Template - 15/01/2009

Template to provide HE institutions with details on each blanket copyright licences that they may hold. 

Blanket Copyright Licences - HE Institutions - Guidance - 14/01/2009

Guidance on how to use the Blanket Licence Template for HE.

Intellectual Property Rights - Overview - 25/04/2008

This overview paper examines the landscape of intellectual property law and its relevance to the use of information and communications technologies in UK FE and HE.

Disability Legislation and ICT in Further and Higher Education - Essentials - 09/10/2007

Disability discrimination law applies to the services including educational services an institution provides to its staff, students, and third parties.

e-Repositories and the Law - Deposit Checklist - 10/09/2007

Checklist of relevant questions to be asked in accepting material for use in an e-repository.

e-Repositories and the Law Essentials - 10/09/2007

Essentials guide for practical legal information on the laws in the UK affecting e-repositories.

Legal Aspects of e-Repositories and e-Collections - 10/09/2007

Basic introduction to the establishment, development and administration of online repositories in FE and HE.

Disability Legislation and ICT in Further and Higher Education - Overview - 15/08/2007

This overview paper focuses on disability discrimination in respect of ICT and the provision of educational services in UK publicly-funded further and higher education.

Intellectual Property Law Essentials - 01/06/2007

Essentials step by step guide on copyright law for FE and HE.

JISC Legal Investigation into Student Work and IPR - 19/04/2007

An examination of intellectual property rights (IPR) in student created work.

Developing and Operating an ePortfolio System - Assessing the Legal Issues - 09/07/2006

Legal issues which may affect the development and use of particular ePortfolio systems.

Webcast - Copyright & e-Learning - 22/03/2006

A recording of the JISC Legal Copyright & e-Learning - Webcast available to download. 

Copyright and eLearning in FE - Video - 30/03/2005

Copyright Advisor, Alan Rae, discusses copyright, e-learning and the pilot CLA digitisation licence within FE.

 Latest News
Five Top Copyright Tips in 30 Minutes - JISC Legal on RSCtv (9/3/10)

JISC Legal's Jason Miles-Campbell presented "Five Top Copyright Law Tips for Colleges and Universities" as part of RSC Scotland South & West's RSCtv programme on Tuesday, 9 March 2010..

Cap on Defamation Success Fees

Under new Government proposals the amount of fees that solicitors can charge for successful libel cases on a no-win, no-fee basis will dramatically be reduced from April this year. 

YouTube Improve Videos' Accessibility

Every single YouTube video with English language audio can now support captioning created by speech recognition software thus improving the sites accessibility for videos. 

 Latest Events
JISC Legal @ RSC Scotland South & West's Copyright Seminar (25/3/10)

JISC Legal will be at the JISC Regional Support Centre for Scotland South & West, delivering a seminar on copyright, IT and the law. 

Safeguarding - Meeting your e-Safety Duties (03/03/10)

This webcast was designed to assist institutions in meeting their legal duties and inspection needs in relation to safeguarding and e-security.

History of Records and Archives Conference - London 1-3 Jul 2010

Registration is now open for this pre-eminent I-CHORA conference covering all aspects of record keeping principles and practice.