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As e-learning support is extended from higher education to schools, colleges and other learning organizations, a good understanding of copyright and other IPR issues is essential to ensure that material is legal and not laying the institution open to risk. Copyright is frequently seen as a barrier to making materials available in e-learning environments. Through its practically based overview of current and emerging copyright issues facing those working in the field of e-learning, this book will help to break this barrier down and equip professionals with the tools, skills and understanding they need to work confidently and effectively in the virtual learning environment with the knowledge that they are doing so legally.
Fully supported with a broad range of practitioner case studies and further sources of information, this essential guide looks at best practice developed by leading universities in the UK and overseas which support students in a blended learning environment. 
Key topics include:  the background  to copyright and e-learning digitizing published content for delivery in the VLE using multimedia in e-learning copyright issues and 'born' digital resources copyright in the emerging digital environment of Web 2.0 copyright training for staff.   Readership : This book is essential reading for anyone working in education including learning support staff and teachers using e-learning, learning technologists, librarians, educational developers, instructional designers, IT staff and trainers. It is also relevant for anyone working in the education sector from school level to higher education, and those developing learning resources in commercial organizations and the public sector including libraries, museums and archives, and government departments.

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Library Journal Review

Learning technology librarian Secker (London Sch. of Economics) has previously written on electronic resources, frequently using case studies. This text (a guide, not a legal text) includes case studies on e-learning challenges with a focus on copyright-four from the UK and one each from New Zealand, Switzerland (an English-speaking university), and the United States. The U.S. case study comes via a mid-sized liberal arts college that successfully developed its own e-reserves system. However, the background chapter includes an accurate overview of U.S. copyright law; presumably the same is true for the sections on the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The case studies are scattered throughout the core chapters, which range from virtual learning environments including courseware like Blackboard through Web 2.0 tools, concluding with recommendations for copyright training for employees at all organizational levels. The chapter on multimedia has useful tips on legally using visual and audio content to enhance academic lectures. VERDICT In the United States, this text would be most suited for law and academic librarians with a global scope.-Sara Tompson, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.