Training

Copyright

The Australian Copyright Council, a not-for-profit independent organisation, offers education and training on Australian copyright issues.

While the Council is yet to release details of its 2010 training program, last year's sessions were conducted nationally and included the following:

General audience - Copyright primer
General audience - Permissions & clearances

General audience - Websites & online publishing
General audience - User-generated content; Web 2.0
General audience - Recent legislative & policy developments
General audience - Recent cases

Educators - Copyright Overview
Educators - Using text & images (including internet)
Educators - Using AV material (including podcasts)

Educators - New education technologies: copyright issues
General audience - Compliance procedures & policies
Libraries - Conquering copyright

Book online at http://shop.copyright.org.au/home.php?cat=263

Picture research

A Distance Learning course is offered by The Publishing Training Centre at Bookhouse, London and is open to overseas applicants. Details are:

Picture Research by Distance Learning

Tutor Julian Jackson

Programme Summary:

  • Picture Sources
  • Picture administration and handling
  • Fees and budgeting
  • New technology
  • The picture brief: interpreting, creating, fulfilling
  • Picture aesthetics, selection and presentation
  • Copyright
  • Working in the industry
  • Viruses and spam

Further information:

The Publishing Training Centre

www.train4publishing.co.uk