CO-ORGANIZERS/CO-MODERATORS:
- Allan T. Kohl, Librarian, Visual Resources and Library Instruction, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
- Margaret C. McKee, Digital Asset Manager, The Menil Collection
PANELISTS:
- Kerry E. Annos, Barnes Foundation
- Conna Clark, Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Ann McShane, The Library Company of Philadelphia
- Eric Schnittke, Assistant Archivist, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- Alexander Till, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Many of the questions asked of visual resources curators by publishing scholars about intellectual property rights have to do with museum policies and practices, particularly those relating to scholars obtaining images for scholarly publications such as monographs, articles in traditional paper-based periodicals, and e-journals.
This session provides and opportunity for Rights and Reproductions personnel from Philadelphia-area museums and cultural heritage organizations to discuss their provision of images for scholarly publishing. Participants will describe their institutions’ approaches to image copyright, and address frequently-asked questions such as whether they are working toward open access, whether their institutions use licensing fees as a source of revenue, and whether they treat images of public domain art works differently from images of works still under copyright?
Attendees will also have an opportunity to ask the panelists questions from the floor about what they see as the future roles their organizations will play in facilitating scholarly publishing.