ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 14, Number 
Date

In This Issue: Virtual Seminar on Shrink-wrap Licensing Offered by SLA and AALL (Sept. 28, 2005)
 
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) and the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) are jointly offering a virtual seminar, "Shrink-wrap Licenses and Click-wrap Licenses: Why Should Information Professionals Care?" on September 28, 2005, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET The speaker will be Jonathan Franklin, Associate Law Librarian, Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington. The seminar will only address non-negotiated license agreements and will provide an introductory framework to understand the legal concepts basic to licensing, a walk-through review of a shrink-wrap license and the implications of standard form terms that affect libraries.
 
NOTE: ALA members can take advantage of the $99 member rate through AFFECT. The cost is based on a per site basis. One site paying $99 can offer the seminar to as many of its staff as it wants. 
 
Seminar information link:

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Registration link:

<http://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=VIRT67E> <BLOCKED::http://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=VIRT67E> 

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