The Library and the Virtual Learning Environment : a Case Study at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance

Claire Kidwell

Outline

• Moodle – structure and library presence• How we got there• Education regarding copyright issues

Extract from instrumental and vocal teaching module

Bib record from catalogue

RSS feeds

    

Video guide

Staff development

FAQSCan I scan printed music into the VLE?Can I record and upload my lecture?

Can I copy and paste content from other websites?

Can I embed an e-journal article into Moodle?Can I upload tracks from a CD?

What about material I’ve written myself?How about Powerpoint slides incorporating

sound clips?

Two main categories of material

• Material that can be made available under the terms of our Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) Licence (books, ebooks, journals, ejournals)

• Other types of material (e.g. printed music, audio, video and web-based material)

Duration of copyrightMaterial Duration of copyright

Published literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works

70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the last of the authors, composers, editors, arrangers, librettists (i.e. anyone with any creative input) dies.ALSO copyright of the typographical arrangement exists for 25 years from the date of publication.

Sound recordings 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which the recording was a) made, b) published or c) made available to the public.

Films 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the last to die of the principal director, author of the screenplay, author of the dialogue and the composer of the music (created and used in the film) dies.

Unpublished material (e.g. letters, music manuscripts, theses)

Where the author died after 31st December 1968, 70 years from his/her death. Where the author died prior to 1st January 1969, copyright lasts until 31st December 2039.

Copyright Designs & Patents Act

• Sets out copyright parameters, defences and exceptions

• Fair dealing defence for research and private study: 5% or 1 chapter of a book; 1 article from a journal; for personal use only

• In fact very few educational exceptions

CLA Comprehensive Higher Education Licence

• Excludes printed music, maps, newspapers and unpublished materials

• But allows us to:• Make and distribute paper photocopies• Scan paper publications then print them off or email

them to students• Insert digitized content (scanned or born-digital) into a

Powerpoint presentation• Place digitized content within a virtual learning

environment

Reporting template

Printed music

• No licensing scheme that covers sheet music• CDPA clause permits educational

establishments to make copies of up to 1% of a musical work in any quarter

• Examination exception – reproducing printed music for the purposes of communicating the question in an examination

• IMSLP – beware of differences between national copyright laws

Material found on the web

• Copyright still exists on the web• Terms and conditions• Creative Commons search• Usage rights search on Google images

Using audio

• Not permissible to upload tracks from CDs• Naxos Music Library• Alexander Street Press Music Online• British Library archival Sound Recordings• YouTube

Obtaining copyright permissions

• Identify the copyright holder• Approach them well in advance• Be specific about requirements and context• Acknowledge the rightsholder

Key points

• Both written and face-to-face• Identify the most appropriate forum• Be an enabler, not a barrier• The subject is complex – make guidance

visible, clear and concise

Thank You!

Moodle URL: http://moodle.trinitylaban.ac.uk

Slides available at http://www.slideshare.net/kidwell25

c.kidwell@trinitylaban.ac.uk