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**Carla Shinn,** The latest information from Copyright for Educators & Librarians by Duke University, Emory University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Coursera. ||


 * **Welcome to Week 1** **of Copyright for Educators and Librarians!** We are thrilled you have joined us to learn about Copyright. Throughout the next four weeks, we will discuss how the history, purpose and structure of the United States copyright law is relevant to educators and librarians.

Before you dive into the content, be sure to take a look around the course and familiarize yourself with the layout. You can navigate throughout the course by using the tabs on the left-hand side of the page. The course is divided into six sections: Announcements, About the Course, Weekly Overview, Course Activities, Class Info and Community. After becoming familiar with the course site, begin reviewing Week 1 content. Below is an overview of what we will be covering this week.
 * Getting Started:**
 * **Announcements:** Check this page often! We will place weekly announcements and any other important messages that pertain to the course here.
 * **About the Course**: Here you can find the Syllabus and Grading/Logisticspages. Read these pages carefully as they will govern how the course will operate!
 * **Weekly Overview:** Each week we will release a Weekly Overview that contains information specific to that week. The weekly overview will assist you in completing that week's assignments.
 * **Course Activities:** Here you will find the activities that relate to the Weekly Overview section. Please note that the content for this section will be released depending on the weekly content. You can find all of the information about the**release and due dates** on the Grading and Logistics page. We have provided several readings and resources for the course. A complete list can be found on the Suggested Readings and Resources page and will be left open for the entire course so you can refer back to it as needed.
 * **Class Info:** In this section we have added information about us (the instructors and course staff) and a page dedicated to you, our students. As we journey throughout the course the About You page will be updated.
 * **Community:** We have created a Google+ and Facebook page, and links to the pages can be found on the Social Media page. Please note that you don't have to join these sites to participate in the course. Only the participation in Coursera will be counted towards your grade.

This week we will provide some copyright basics, including a history of copyright, some information about how copyright occurs, and a framework for analyzing copyright problems. We’ll return to the framework often throughout the class and apply it to a variety of issues and scenarios. Week 1 activities are due on **Monday, July 28th at 11:59 am EDT (-4:00 GMT)**. Please see Week 1 page for full details. This week's activities include:
 * Week 1 Overview:**

>> We began our careers as librarians, and went to law school in order to assist our colleagues in schools, colleges and libraries better understand copyright. Yes, we are all lawyers and librarians. **However, we are not your lawyers**. We are providing this course as educational materials and not legal advice, and encourage you to discuss institutional policy regarding copyright with your general counsel or other administrator. We hope this course provides you with tools and a greater understanding of copyright to have more productive conversations.
 * Six Lecture Videos
 * Suggested Readings
 * Ten Question Quiz
 * Discussion Forum Participation
 * About Us**

Did you know that this MOOC has close to 8,000 students from 134 different countries? Wow! All three of us enjoy teaching and learning about copyright, and we are especially excited to be doing it in this format, with students from all over the world. Be sure to tell us where you are from, why you are taking the course in theWelcome discussion forum and place a pin on the class map found on the About Youpage. Again, thank you for joining us. We hope you enjoy the class.
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Happy learning!

--- Kevin, Lisa and Anne ||
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