The MU Libraries’ Staff Development Committee invites you to a panel discussion on the topic of the Google books settlement. The session will take place June 30, from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m., Jesse Wrench Auditorium, at MU. Audience members will leave the session with a better understanding of issues surrounding the settlement, including those issues to be clarified over time. Release time is available with supervisor approval.
Panelists include:
Randy Diamond, Director of MU’s Law Library;
Diane Johnson, Head, HSL Information Services;
Chris Le Beau, SISLT;
Ann Riley, Assistant Director for Technical Services.
If you would like to read comments on the Settlement prior to the sessions, you might consider these links:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6650383.html
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6658504.html?nid=2673&source=title&rid=695446462
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/04/its-not-just-microsoft-thats-balking-at-googles-book-plans/
Leo Agnew
Chair, SDC