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Christine Fruin
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Scholarly Communication and Digital Initiatives Manager
Institution:
Atla
Drawing upon her education and experience as an attorney and as an academic librarian, Christine strives to promote access to and use of scholarly research and diverse special and archival collections through the utilization of open access publishing, understanding of fair use and other rights under copyright law, implementation of open source infrastructure, and the practice of responsible licensing. She is a frequent speaker and author on copyright in online education, fair use in higher education, and open and public access. Her other interests include the use of media in online education, information law and policy in libraries, and collection development/management.
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Guidelines on Inclusive Language & Images in Scholarly Communication
In this month's SCOOP, we give a summary of C4DISC's Guidelines on Inclusive Language and Images in Scholarly Communication.
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Notes from the Road: Kentucky and Ohio
While in Kentucky and Ohio, Atla Scholarly Communication & Digital Initiatives Manager Christine Fruin visited a few Atla member institutions.
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SCOOP: Time to Leave CONTU Behind
In this month's SCOOP, we discuss if it's time for librarians to stop relying on the outdated CONTU and revisit Section 108.
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SCOOP: Theological Librarians are…Digital Collectors
In this month's SCOOP, we discuss theological librarians as digital collectors and some ways to get involved in digital collecting.
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Atla Digitization Grant Program Accepting Applications for 2023 Funding
The Atla Digitization Grant Program is open again! Apply for funding by February 17, 2023.
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Atla Awards Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant to Ashland Theological Seminary
Atla awards Ashland Theological Seminary an innovation grant under the Atla OER Grant Program to create a multimedia educational resource for its graduate course “The Story of the Christian Faith."
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SCOOP: The First 100 Cases of the Copyright Claims Board
In this month's SCOOP column, we look at the first 100 cases filed with the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) and what the impact may be on libraries.
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Apply for a Scholarship to Attend the Virtual Open Education Conference
Apply for a scholarship to attend the virtual Open Education Conference Oct 17-20, 2022. Applications are due by September 30, 2022, at 5 p.m. CT.
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SCOOP: What Copyright Law Says About Serving Students with Disabilities
In this month's SCOOP column, we discuss copyright law and fair use as it is applicable to serving patrons with disabilities.
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