THE LIBRARY COPYRIGHT INSTITUTE, 2019-2025: LESSONS LEARNED AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR LIBRARY COPYRIGHT EDUCATION

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Although copyright has always been a component of librarianship, it has become essential over the last decade, as libraries and archives become increasingly digital. Library activities such as digitization, electronic reserves, and interlibrary loan all raise significant copyright issues. To address these issues, many well-resourced libraries employ lawyers or librarians with significant legal training to provide education and information about copyright and risk assessment for faculty, staff, and students, as well as internally within the library. Increasingly, even very small library or cultural heritage organizations with limited budgets need to make these kinds of assessments, often without the time and resources necessary to feel confident in their processes and conclusions.</span>