Title

Awareness and Perception of Copyright Among Teaching Faculty at Canadian Universities

Authors

Lisa Di Valentino, The University of Western OntarioFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

5-5-2015

Abstract

In this talk I discuss the results of a survey of Canadian university faculty members undertaken from October to December 2014. The survey sought to determine teaching faculty awareness of copyright law and institutional policy and training, and how they would respond in various scenarios.

Analysis of the results suggests that while faculty members are aware of the existence of their institution's copyright policy, much fewer know whether their institution offers training. Of those who do know about training, only one-third have attended. However, faculty who have attended copyright training find that their knowledge is enhanced by the experience.

It also appears that respondents are more comfortable reproducing and displaying materials in class that are freely available on the Internet, like YouTube videos and images, but more likely to ask for permission or guidance when it comes to print materials or electronic versions of print materials like PDFs.

Notes

Presented at the ABC Copyright Conference, University of Winnipeg, May 5, 2015.