[MNASIS-L] MINERVA Symposium

[Janet M. Arth]

fyi: upcoming local program

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Minnesota Electronic Resources in the Visual Arts (MINERVA) 2004 Symposium
   November 10th, 2004

Programming begins at 8:30 a.m.
Reception from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

University of Minnesota Library registration forms:
http://www.minerva.umn.edu/LibraryRegistration2004.pdf
Please phone (612)625-6438 or email ultan004 at umn.edu or mossx014 at umn.edu 
with questions.

The MINERVA 2004 Symposium offers an engaging program on Intellectual 
Property and Digital Image Collections.

The morning program will be held in the Mississippi Room of the Coffman 
Union, on the east bank of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, 
from 8:30 a.m. - noon.  For 
directions:  http://www.coffman.umn.edu/directions.php

The afternoon Town Hall Meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 
Minneapolis, Minnesota from 3:00-5:00 p.m.  Reception follows from 5-7:00 
p.m. This is a special joint program between MINERVA '04 and the Museum 
Computer Network (MCN).

As visual resources are being digitized to preserve collections, enhance 
education and research, and promote visual data, intellectual property 
becomes a topic of foremost interest. Copyright standards and practices for 
the usage, design, and preservation of digital image resources demands 
critical attention of collection managers, creators, curators and users.

In its fourth year, MINERVA '04 welcomes three nationally recognized guest 
speakers to discuss the latest trends, issues, and responsibilities 
associated with copyright and digital collections:
    * Allan Kohl, Art Historian, Visual Resources Librarian, Minneapolis 
College of Art & Design
    * Eric Celeste, Associate University Librarian for Information 
Technology, University of Minnesota
    * Amalyah Keshet, Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management, The 
Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

The MCN/MINERVA '04 Town Hall Meeting presents keynote speaker, Glen Otis 
Brown, Executive Director of Creative Commons since Summer 2002. Brown will 
discuss the concepts behind the Creative Commons and its innovative 
approaches to the marketing and distribution of intellectual works, in both 
the private and public spheres, and articulate the intent of the non-profit 
licensing model and how it serves to expand the notion of intellectual 
property rights. Brown will further elaborate on how the Creative Commons 
serves an easy yet reliable way to gain exposure and widespread 
distribution, and specify how the licensing structure may be useful to 
academics and the academic institution, entrepreneurs, non-profit 
organizations, and artists.

Special guest, Diane M. Zorich, Museum Information Management Consultant 
will moderate a panel in response to Brown's presentation. Panel 
respondents will include Alan Newman, Chief, Division of Imaging & Visual 
Services, National Gallery of Art, and MINERVA '04 presenters Alan Kohl, 
Eric Celeste, and Amalyah Keshet.

Research professionals from Minnesota libraries, museums, historical 
centers, academic and other private or public research institutions, 
artists, teachers, and students are encouraged to attend.