Mission
- to make learning about copyright fun, engaging and empowering
Our vision… in 4 years time
- International organisations outside of the library profession responsible for cultural, creative and intellectual activities will recognise the value and importance of copyright literacy.
- Copyright will be integrated into information and digital literacy in UK educational institutions, schools and universities.
- The open education community has a meaningful collaborative relationship with the copyright librarian community.
- A global copyright literacy community will exist that is both active and sustainable through continuing participation and new members joining
- Copyright literacy will be an essential component of CPD for educators, information professionals and cultural heritage professionals
Our values are to be:
- Evidence-based
- Playful/creative/innovative
- Inclusive
- Sharing resources and knowledge openly
- Non-hierarchical / networked
- Responsible for aesthetically pleasing and well designed resources
- Community minded
Measures of Success:
- More events and conferences that address copyright literacy / copyright education
- Increased citations to and use of the term ‘copyright literacy’
- Formal acknowledgements of the importance of copyright literacy from international and national organisations
- Change to reflect copyright literacy in CPD programmes and formal education curricula
- Ongoing engagement with copyright literacy research and practice and more countries getting involved
- Recognition outside the library community in other disciplines (e.g. law)
- Increased citations to our work
- Increased number of invitations to speak
- Representation on boards and committees
- More consultancy work
- Engagement with our free to access resources.
Copyright Literacy 