Quilter, Laura

Job Title

Copyright and Information Policy Lawyer/Librarian

Last Name

Quilter

First Name

Laura

Discipline

First Amendment
Intellectual Property Law
Internet Law
Library and Information Science
Privacy Law

Introduction

Laura Quilter is an attorney, librarian, teacher, and activist, working on copyright and other areas of information law and policy.
Since 2012 she has been the Copyright and Information Policy Librarian at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She also teaches at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at Simmons College.
Laura earned a law degree (J.D.) from Berkeley School of Law, University of Califonia, and a library degree (M.S.L.I.S.) from the University of Kentucky. She has taught with the Samuelson Law, Technology, and Public Policy Clinic at Berkeley Law, and worked or consulted with numerous nonprofit organizations. Prior to receiving her law degree, she taught and worked as a librarian at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection.
Laura’s research interests include copyright tensions within teaching and scholarly communications, and more broadly, human rights concerns within information law and policy, including privacy, access to knowledge, and intellectual freedom.
Materials available through ScholarWorks are a selection of Laura Quilter's presentations and contributions. Please visit her personal website for a complete list of publications and presentations: http://lquilter.net/

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Open Tech Fair
(2015-10-21) Quilter, Laura; Smith, Jeremy
Open your eyes to access here at UMass Amherst. From open access to open source, open content and open science, come get your fix of all things open at UMass Amherst. Representatives from Wikipedia, the UMass Knowledge Commons Workshop, Pioneer Valley Open Science, the UMass Amherst Libraries, and many others will be on hand to share openly accessible resources, and help you get involved in opening access for all. Tables will include: Open Textbooks! Maker spaces! Open content projects! Student activism! Where to find free books! Refreshments: Open Access fortune cookies
2B Copyright Workshop Agenda Session 2
(2015-01-01) Quilter, Laura
This is the agenda for Day 2 of the Copyright Boot Camp. Advanced Topics : Licensing, Negotiation, and Scholarly Communication (Dec. 2 Boston, Dec. 16 Amherst)
1B Copyright Hypotheticals
(2015-01-01) Quilter, Laura
Copyright Boot Camp Day 1: Foundational Copyright Copyright Basics. What is copyrightable? What rights does copyright cover (what’s a derivative work)? This list of situations provides assessment and discussion around basic copyright with case studies.
1C XKCD 14
(2015-01-01) Quilter, Laura
This is a copyright comic used in an attempt at levity on the first day of the Coypright Boot Camp. Foundational Copyright (Dec. 1 Boston; Dec. 15 Amherst)
Fair Use
(2019-01-01) Quilter, Laura
“Occupy” Fair
(2013-10-24) Quilter, Laura
Tables of information about UMass Library teaching services; research & publication services; open access-related projects like Wikipedia, Knowledge Commons, open source software, and more.
1A Copyright Boot Camp Agenda
(2015-01-01) Quilter, Laura
This fall, ACRL New England’s Scholarly Communication Interest Group is offering both a one- or two-day copyright workshop, in two different locations, taught by the New England Copyright Crew (NECC)! NECC includes Laura Quilter (Copyright and Information Policy Librarian, UMass Amherst), who spearheaded this approach last year at UMass, Kyle Courtney (Copyright Advisor, Harvard University), Ellen Finnie Duranceau (Program Manager, Scholarly Publishing, Copyright & Licensing, MIT Libraries), and Joan Emmet (Licensing & Copyright Librarian, Yale University). Those who are already familiar with "Foundational Copyright" topics may elect to attend only the second day; others may wish to attend only the first day, or both days. Foundational Copyright (Dec. 1 Boston; Dec. 15 Amherst) Advanced Topics : Licensing, Negotiation, and Scholarly Communication (Dec. 2 Boston, Dec. 16 Amherst)
1E Statutes 101 2, 6-9, 110, 121, 504a
(2015-01-01) Quilter, Laura
Foundational Copyright (Dec. 1 Boston; Dec. 15 Amherst) This is the text of Statutes 101 2, 6-9, 110, 121, 504a.
Publishing Your Dissertations: Open Access / Embargo / Other Options? What’s In Your Best Interest? A Panel Discussion
(2013-10-22) Ogilvie, Brian; Quilter, Laura; Wilcox, Bruce; Freedman, Kate
Heated discussion erupted over the American Historical Association statement urging universities to allow PhD recipients to embargo their electronic dissertation for up to six years while they pursue a book contract. Harvard University Press responded with a blog post that made a convincing case that immediate open access could be advantageous. Some institutions have recently changed their open access and embargo policies. This panel will provide faculty, librarian, University Press, and graduate student views on this timely topic followed by Q&A. Light refreshments will be served.
2B XKCD 14
(2015-01-01) Quilter, Laura; Roh, Charlotte
This is a copyright comic used in an attempt at levity on the first day of the Coypright Boot Camp. It has been edited but the original can be found at https://xkcd.com/14/ . Advanced Topics : Licensing, Negotiation, and Scholarly Communication (Dec. 2 Boston, Dec. 16 Amherst)