Monday, July 27, 2026       Events

Part 2 of Protecting ILL to Better Enable Collections Flexibility: Leveraging and Preserving Fair Use/Fair Dealing

3pm ET / 12pm PT  ·  Virtual Open Access

Date

Monday, July 27th, 2026

Time

3pm ET / 12pm PT


In May, SPARC hosted a program on "Protecting ILL to Better Enable Collections Flexibility: Leveraging and Preserving Fair Use/Fair Dealing." Given the depth of interest and the many questions we didn’t have time to cover fully, we will be hosting a follow up discussion on Protecting ILL to Better Enable Collection Flexibility on Monday, July 27, at 3pm ET / 12pm PT.

This event will feature the same presenters (listed below) who will cover key topics in more detail, answer additional questions from the first session, and reserve plenty of time for new questions and discussion with participants. Prior to the July 27 event, we plan to circulate a summary of key points from the first discussion to registrants.

Participants are encouraged to submit questions in advance and to share their relevant experiences live during the session. Please use the relevant field in the registration form to add any questions you have for the speakers and to indicate if you have experience in this area you’d like to share. This event is open to those working in academic institutions and will not be recorded.

Presenters

  • Kevin Smith, Retired Dean of Libraries and Professor of copyright law, University of Kansas
  • Felicity Walsh, Head of Information Delivery and Library Access, MIT Libraries
  • Katie Zimmerman, Director of Copyright Strategy, MIT Libraries
  • Donald Taylor, University Copyright Officer, Head, Interlibrary Loans, and Research Repository (Summit) Coordinator, Simon Fraser University
  • Stephen Spong, Copyright Officer and Associate Librarian (Teaching & Learning Team), Western University

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