AALL Public Policy Update: July 25, 2011 Shining the Spotlight on Advocacy

Agenda I. Public Policy Update II. Special Remarks by Law Librarian of Congress Roberta I. Shaffer III. Presentation of Public Access to Government Information (PAGI) and Robert L. Oakley Advocacy Awards

Policy Update Speakers o Roger Vicarius Skalbeck -- Georgetown University Law Center, Copyright Committee Chair o Timothy L. Coggins -- University of Richmond School of Law Library, Digital Access to Legal Information Committee (DALIC) Chair o Stephanie Peace Hess -- Nova Southeastern University, Government Relations Committee Chair o Julie M. Strandlie – AALL Director of Government Relations, Moderator

Year-In-Review: Copyright o Golan v Holder – public domain questions for foreign works, including: – Metropolis (1927) Metropolis – The Third Man (1949) The Third Man – The works of Igor StravinskyIgor Stravinsky – Several works of H. G. Wells, including the film Things to Come (1936)H. G. WellsThings to Come o Orphan Works and Google Book Settlement o Section 108 – Copyright Act [no plans in the works]

Year-In-Review: Digital Access to Legal Information o Universal citation manual review and white paper o Authentication/preservation of digital legal information o Evaluating government information on the web

Year-In-Review: Government Relations o USA PATRIOT Act (Sec. 215) o Net Neutrality o Appropriations – Library/Law Library of Congress, GPO

What’s Next: Copyright o Georgia State University litigation

What’s Next: Digital Access to Legal Information o Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (authentication, preservation, etc.) o Universal citation – renewed interest? o Educating stakeholders and users

What’s Next: Government Relations o Relationship-building o White House’s Open Government Initiative (e.g. Data.gov; USA.gov; Campaign to Cut Waste)

Special Remarks Please welcome Law Librarian of Congress Roberta I. Shaffer

Presentation of Awards Public Access to Government Information Award Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Robert L. Oakley Advocacy Award Joan M. Bellistri, Director, Anne Arundel County Public Law Library 

Concluding Remarks  Thank you for coming!