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M/AV Programs Highlight Mandatory DTV & DVD Collections, Harry Potter, & Teaching with Audiovisuals

July 10th, 2008 by LauraRay · No Comments

Don’t miss the innovative Micrographis/Audiovisual Special Interest Section programing at this year’s Annual Meeting. On Sunday, July 13th, 3pm-4pm, Program B-4 is “Mandatory Digital TV and the Evolution of Library DVD Collections.” Speakers will be Laura Ray, Educational Programing Librarian, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library, and Terrence McCormack, AV Librarian & Head of Koren Center, SUNY Buffalo Charles B. Sears Law Library. This program will provide a brief history of the development of the mandatory DTV policy, as well as extensively review features of current HD and Blu-ray DVD formats and equipment. On Monday, July 14th, 8:45am-9:30am, Program D-3 is “Harry Potter and the Law.” The speaker will be Joel Fishman, Assistant Director for Lawyer Services, Duquesne University Center for Legal Information / Allegheny County Law Library. This program will demonstrate the power of film to enhance legal education by using vignettes from the Harry Potter movies in a discussion of numerous administrative law, criminal law, slavery, and banking law issues. On Tuesday, July 15th, 12noon-1:30pm, the M/AV SIS Roundtable will feature “Teaching with Audiovisuals: Enhancing Education without Copyright Worries.” Light refreshments will be provided and this program does not conflict with any AALL Program. The speaker will be Laura Ray, who will briefly discuss audiovisual methods for the enhancement of learning, as well as provide a comprehensive review of fair use guidelines for the use of audio, video, television broadcast, and Web-based materials in teaching. We’re looking forward to seeing you!

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