CHEER is a repository of educational resources on all things related to copyright. The repository provides the building blocks and tools that anyone can use to develop copyright education and awareness programming at their institution. The resources included range from directories, articles, webpages, e-books, videos, presentations, and even professional development courses. The resources are organized by the following topics: scholarly communication, copyright in the library, copyright law, continuing education, and copyright for faculty. CHEER could be used by librarians, faculty, or campus administrators and is aimed at higher education institutions. Licensed for re-use, you can customize elements to best fit the copyright needs of your situation and audience.
Type of Material:
Reference Material
Recommended Uses:
The resources provided could be used on their own or integrated into presentations, coursework or professional development workshops.
Technical Requirements:
none
Identify Major Learning Goals:
• Users will develop a deeper understanding of copyright law as it pertains to higher education
• Users will learn how to apply copyright best practices in higher education
Target Student Population:
Librarians, faculty and administrators at colleges and universities, as well as graduate students.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Some basic copyright knowledge
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
• Content in repository covers a wide range of copyright issues related to higher education
• Ample amount of relevant copyright information
• Content comes from a variety of reliable sources including scholars, lawyers and experts in the field.
Concerns:
• Some sections/links are missing content such as the TEACH Act and DMCA
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
• Introductory to advanced copyright topics are covered making this a flexible and versatile resource for those in higher education.
• All materials can be downloaded, making it easy to share via LMS or distribute with students and/or colleagues.
• The wide range of formats allow users to pick the format that will work best with their audience and situation.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The website is very easy to navigate, the resources are browse-able by category, but there is also a box for searching by topic. Each entry provides useful information such as: intended audience, date created, description, format, creative commons licencing and provides a citation.
Concerns:
• Closed captioning isn’t available on some of the videos
Creative Commons:
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