UNIVERSITY (USP) INITIATIVES FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION PROVISION OF MATERIALS TO REMOTE STUDENTS

Map of the USP & Pacific Region

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC An Introduction An Introduction The University Region The University Region The Administration The Administration

USP’S DFL PROGRAMME Self instruction Self instruction Print packages Print packages Local tutorial support Local tutorial support Audio - satellite Audio - satellite Visual - video conferencing Visual - video conferencing Recorded lectures Recorded lectures

USPNET: USP Educational Telecommunications Network USPNet AUDIO - Teleconferencing USPNet VIDEO - Video Broadcast - Video Broadcast - Video Conferencing - Video Conferencing

UNIVERSITY INITIATIVES (I) ONLINE COMMUNICATION Class shares: Student Online Services – lectures, articles Class shares: Student Online Services – lectures, articles WebCT: discussion board WebCT: discussion board

(2) COPYRIGHT ADMINISTRATION Academic staff – responsible for copyright clearance Academic staff – responsible for copyright clearance Establishment of a Copyright Officer position 2006 Establishment of a Copyright Officer position 2006 CAL CAL

(3) LIBRARY INITIATIVES USP/AusAid DFL Projects USP/AusAid DFL Projects -Library Digitization project: Pacific Theses and public domain materials Campus and Centre Libraries Campus and Centre Libraries -Online library catalogues -Online journals -Online databases

LIBRARY INITIATIVES cont’d - Print collections - Multimedia collections - Digital Libraries In A Box (DLIAB) project - NZAid - Digital collections – USPL; PRIDE- Paddle

CHALLENGES (i) COPYRIGHT ACTS Copyright & scanning? Copyright & scanning? Does the 10%/1 chapter restriction apply only to separately published artistic works, and not to artistic works published in a book? Does the 10%/1 chapter restriction apply only to separately published artistic works, and not to artistic works published in a book?

Copyright Acts cont’d "research or private study by individual students" - copies in course material? "research or private study by individual students" - copies in course material? Does "reproducing the work in any material form including storing a work in any medium by any means" include scanning? Does "reproducing the work in any material form including storing a work in any medium by any means" include scanning?

OTHER CHALLENGES High cost of texts- online books? Multimedia – DVDs, videos? High cost of texts- online books? Multimedia – DVDs, videos? Availability of copying tools - photocopiers, PC with CD writers etc. Availability of copying tools - photocopiers, PC with CD writers etc. Academic vigilance Academic vigilance Copyright awareness and practices Copyright awareness and practices Internet Bandwidth Internet Bandwidth Understanding of copyright/plagiarism Understanding of copyright/plagiarism

CONCLUSION Innovative means of disseminating information to students Innovative means of disseminating information to students Locating and using public domain materials – Pacific government documents Locating and using public domain materials – Pacific government documents Encouraging creation of academic material for public domain use Encouraging creation of academic material for public domain use MAKING HEADWAY!

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About the Author Elizabeth C. Reade Fong is Deputy University Librarian (Customer Services) at the University of the South Pacific where she has worked since She is responsible for customer services, human resource development and the implementation of the Library’s strategic plan. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Management from the USP and a Master of Arts in Information Science from the University of North London. Elizabeth is the Co-ordinator for the Pacific Population Information Network and Chair's the Network for Women in Higher Education in the Pacific (NetWHEP), a member of the USP Gender Advisory Committee and a Pacific member of the IFLA Regional Standing Committee for Asia and Oceania. Elizabeth C. Reade Fong is Deputy University Librarian (Customer Services) at the University of the South Pacific where she has worked since She is responsible for customer services, human resource development and the implementation of the Library’s strategic plan. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Management from the USP and a Master of Arts in Information Science from the University of North London. Elizabeth is the Co-ordinator for the Pacific Population Information Network and Chair's the Network for Women in Higher Education in the Pacific (NetWHEP), a member of the USP Gender Advisory Committee and a Pacific member of the IFLA Regional Standing Committee for Asia and Oceania. Elizabeth has been involved in issues relating to copyright since 1992 when she attended a regional WIPO Workshop in Suva followed by a number of others including the Sub- regional WIPO Meeting on Copyright and Related Rights in Samoa in She was one of three University representatives to the Fiji Law Reform Commission in the preparation of the Draft Fiji Copyright Bill that eventually became the Fiji Copyright Act (1999) and has since been a strong advocate for copyright compliance. In 2003 she was the USP contact for organising the Pacific Regional Workshop on the Collective Management of Copyright that was funded by IFRRO/CAL and CLL. Elizabeth is often called upon at the University to give advice on copyright matters. Elizabeth has been involved in issues relating to copyright since 1992 when she attended a regional WIPO Workshop in Suva followed by a number of others including the Sub- regional WIPO Meeting on Copyright and Related Rights in Samoa in She was one of three University representatives to the Fiji Law Reform Commission in the preparation of the Draft Fiji Copyright Bill that eventually became the Fiji Copyright Act (1999) and has since been a strong advocate for copyright compliance. In 2003 she was the USP contact for organising the Pacific Regional Workshop on the Collective Management of Copyright that was funded by IFRRO/CAL and CLL. Elizabeth is often called upon at the University to give advice on copyright matters.