Awareness about Copyright

Taylor & Francis Group hosted three events in November – two librarian roadshows and one author event from 19^th till the 23^rd of November that saw participation from over 200 librarians and over 75 academicians, authors, research students and editors.

In each of these events, we kept a special slot on raising awareness about copyright through discussion about the concept by our managing director India, Nitasha Devasar followed by a copyright quiz and subsequent distribution of the copyright booklets. The quiz winners were given prizes for their answers.

Here are some images from the three events that reflect the reach of this endeavour as well as the acknowledgement of its importance.

We are now in the process of sending the soft copies in pdf version of the copyright booklet to all the attendees as well as other contacts through a special copyright campaign to raise awareness about the same. In January 2016, we shall also launch an online copyright awareness quiz with a prize on offer as a part of our awareness campaign. 

Librarians at the Kolkata Roadshow on 19^th November

holding the copyright booklets in their hands

Taylor & Francis staff talking about copyright 

at the Roadshows and author events

                                 

                                Keynote speaker and senior librarians acknowledging 
                                       copyright as an important part of awareness

                                    

                                  Academicians and Librarians at the roadshows and 

                                        author events attempting the copyright quiz

Answering the copyright quiz questions

Winner of the Copyright Quiz at the Roadshow

Librarians' Feedback:

I have been writing and presenting papers on copyright esp. in digital era and widely delivered lectures (as recently as August and October in AP Agriculture Univ and Hyderabad Central University.  You have distributed a small booklet on what is Copyright and told that you will send the digital copy if anyone needs for distribution. I request you to please mail digital copy for distribution to library professionals. Needless to say, I will acknowledge T&F for the booklet. I look forward to receiving the copy.