Pressing Campus Need: There is an opportunity to fill a pressing campus need.

Most campus communities are in great need of a qualified, central copyright resource. The drive toward online courses, remotely accessible resources, peer-to-peer file sharing, and nearly nonstop copyright and intellectual property legislation have made it difficult for existing campus copyright resources to keep up - to stay current with the information, education, and policy development demands of their faculty, staff, and students.

Improve the Library's Position: Involvement in copyright education can improve the library's position and relevance on campus.

• Libraries are much more than a portal to electronic journals and databases; they are also defined by the services they provide. The more those services really help to advance the academic mission of the institution, the more valued and indispensable the library will be.

• A library tightly integrated into the central academic mission of the university will also fare better in lean budget times.

Logical and Trusted Choice: Libraries are the logical and trusted choice for copyright information.

• Libraries are well suited to house copyright expertise due to their long interaction and experience with copyright law. Faculty and students already look to the library for existing copyright expertise if there is no other designated area on campus - and, for the most part, they would be correct.

• Furthermore, libraries and library associations have had a long history of advocacy for the needs of higher education in the legislative arena of copyright law.

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