The Missouri State Library in partnership with the Mid-America Library Alliance (MALA) is sponsoring this workshop for Missouri Public Library personnel.
This workshop is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
Friday, August 4, 2017 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM CDT
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Registration closes July 30, 2017. Box lunches will be provided for participants at this workshop.
Mid-Continent Public Library - Woodneath Library
8900 NE Flintlock Rd
Kansas City, MO 64157
When going north on Flintlock Rd, you will see a long, white fence on your left. You will turn left at the first break in the fence. There is NO sign for the library. There is, however, a small "no trespassing" sign at the library's driveway!! There is a historic brick home attached to the front of the library (near where you should park and enter). If you see the Shoal Creek Elementary School (which has a sign), you have passed the library.
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MALA Online Harassment Prevention Training
MALA Educational Affiliate Membership - If you are employed by a library who is a member of MALA or your library is on the Get Connected Courier Delivery Service -- YOU ARE A MEMBER TOO! Contact Mary Puhr at MALA for more information on membership levels or to check your membership status.
MALA Get Connected Library Courier Delivery - If you are interested in a membership with interlibrary loan courier service, contact Kirsten Myers, Courier Services/Special Projects Coordinator.
This page is for Missouri Libraries to register for a grant supported seat.
ATTENTION - MISSOURI LIBRARIES:
The Missouri State Library, through a LSTA grant, is funding a limited number of seats for Missouri library staff for this workshop. If you are a library in the State of Missouri, you can register for a grant supported seat. If you would like a grant supported seat, please register using the "Register Now" link below. Unless you receive an email notice regarding a waiting list, you may assume you have received a grant supported seat.
If the grant seats are full, you will be notified and will have the opportunity to register through the normal registration process. There is a link below for general registration. The cost is $75 per person for MALA members and $150 for non-members. There are a limited number of seats available for purchase for this workshop. Please contact Mary Puhr regarding membership status. MALA memberships start at $25 per year per person.
Gretchen McCord is an attorney licensed by the State of Texas. She provides legal advising and training in the areas of copyright, trademark, privacy, licensing, and other legal issues associated with digital information and social media. Her practice focuses on assisting educational institutions and libraries, small and mid-sized businesses, and non-profit organizations as they transition into the digital world.
Before entering law school, Gretchen practiced as an academic librarian for six years in the 1990’s, first as a reference librarian at the University of Texas at San Antonio Library and then leading the library instruction program at the University of Houston Libraries. After becoming increasingly interested in and concerned with legal issues surrounding the Internet and digital information, she decided to attend law school at the University of Texas School of Law, earning her J.D. in 2001.
After practicing in law firms for almost nine years, Gretchen opened her own legal practice in 2010, focusing on copyright, trademark, privacy, and related areas of law. Shortly thereafter, she established Digital Information Law to provide badly-needed training services for non-lawyers, primarily in copyright and related areas of law. Gretchen spent six years at the international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. and over two years at the prestigious intellectual property boutique of Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford, & Bruculerri, LLC.
Gretchen has taught as an adjunct at both university and community college levels in the areas of copyright, privacy, trademark, and First Amendment law. During both her library and legal careers, Gretchen has written and spoken extensively on copyright and privacy law, and related issues. She is the author of Copyright in Cyberspace: Questions and Answers for Librarians, What You Need to Know About Privacy Law: A Guide for Librarians and Educators, and Fair Use: The Secrets No One Tells You.
Gretchen currently serves as a member of the TexShare Advisory Board, Executive Committee of the Freedom to Read Foundation’s Board of Trustees, Amigos Library Services Board of Directors, and American Library Association Legislative Subcommittee on Copyright. Her previous activities include serving on the City of Austin Library Commission, as President of the Friends of Libraries & Archives of Texas, and as President of the Texas Library Association. She remains an active member of both TLA and ALA. She is an alumna of the Snowbird Leadership Institute and the TALL Texans Leadership Institute. She is also involved in issues of sustainability and responsible growth and currently chairs the central Texas based Groups United to Advocate Responsible Development.
Gretchen received her B.A. from Rice University and M.S.I.S. from the University of North Texas. She received her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 2001 and is licensed to practice law in the State of Texas. While in law school, Gretchen served as Chief Articles Editor of the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Texas Journal of Women and the Law
During law school, she also interned for the Texas Supreme Court and the Texas Senate Jurisprudence Committee and worked as a legislative assistant for the Texas Library Association.
Lodging/Substitute Staff pay reimbursement grants for Missouri Library Staff:
Participants who receive a grant supported seat to attend the Copyright workshop, will also have the opportunity to apply for one night’s lodging through the grant. Additionally, if you need to have substitute staff cover while attending this training, you may also apply for reimbursement that is available through the grant for this training. These grant awards will be approved by the Missouri State Library.
Follow this link to apply for a lodging/substitute staff pay reimbursement grant. You will be notified via email by Susan Burton, MALA Executive Director, if you are awarded this part of the grant.
Application deadline for lodging/substitute pay is Friday, July 14, 2017.
The "Register Now!" button below is ONLY for staff in Missouri Libraries who are registering for a grant supported seat.
Register Now (for Missouri Libraries only)
For general registration, open to anyone, please follow this link.