The campus community is invited to a free web conference, "Applying Fair Use Doctrine in Colleges and Universities," in the Angelo and Jennette Volpe Library, Room 110, from noon to 2 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 23.

The conference covers topics particularly relevant to staff responsible for institutional copyright creation and enforcement, including librarians, deans, department heads, policy officers, and legal counsel.

Applying fair use doctrine will help institutions:

* understand the origins and evolution of fair use;

* determine if the use of a particular work is fair under the law;

* learn how fair use applies to materials used in the classroom;

* understand how fair use pertains to electronic reserves;

* and craft policy around fair use doctrine.

No reservations required. For more information, call Pat McGee at 3544.