Denise Troll Covey

Principal Librarian for Special Projects

Public policy projects Digital Freedom - Supporting the campaign to defend the rights of artists, innovators, creators and consumers to use technology without fear of unreasonable government restrictions or costly lawsuits. Title 17, Section 108, library exemptions in U.S. copyright law - Leading the University Libraries' participation in the discussion of proposed changes to Title 17, Section 108 of U.S. copyright law, which provides exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives. Analyzing the data gathered in the Copyright Office's investigation of issues. Serving on an advisory committee and developing legislative strategies related to proposed changes and desired outcomes. Participated in panels convened by the Library of Congress. Led the University Libraries' response to the initial call for public comment. Drafted our position statement and successful application to participate in the public roundtable discussion of proposed changes to the laws of interlibrary loan. Prepared and submitted the University Libraries' written comments on the issues. Orphan works - Analyzed the data gathered in the U.S. Copyright Office's investigation of orphan works, i.e., copyrighted materials for which the copyright owner cannot be identified or located. Led the University Libraries' response to the initial call for public comment and the response to the follow-up call. Published and gave many presentations on this topic. Proposed World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaty on webcasting - Tracking, educating colleagues, and working to prevent passage of this new and unnecessary layer of intellectural property control. Led the University Libraries response and worked with university government relations to prepare letters to relevant senators and representatives: Senator Arlen Specter Senator Patrick Leahy Senator Orrin Hatch Representative Howard Berman Representative Lamar Smith Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA) - Led discussion and formulation of the University Libraries' response to the proposed FRPAA, which would require the results of federally funded research to be made freely available on the web within six months of publication. Senator John Cornyn Senator Joe Lieberman Senator Arlen Specter Senator Rick Santorum Representative Mike Doyle Network Neutrality - Led discussion and formulation of the University Libraries' and Computing Services' response to legislation proposed to ensure that the Internet remains neutral and open, from service provider to end user, rather than balkanized by cable and telephone companies. 2007 - letters to Senator Byron Dorgan and Senator Olympia Snow 2006 - letters to Senator Ted Stevens and Representative Joe Barton Access and stewardship projects Authors' Rights and Wrongs educational program for Carnegie Mellon faculty and graduate students - Organizing a campaign on authors' rights and open access. The campaign entails multiple speakers, including Provost Mark Kamlet, a workshop on copyright, and the provision of authors' addenda to help authors retain the right to self-archive their work on the web. Open access to textbooks and other learning materials - Working the Scholarly Publishing and Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL) network to try to provide developing and transitional countries with open access to textbooks and other learning materials. Study of Carnegie Mellon faculty publishing practices and copyright transfers - Interviewed a stratified random sample of 87 campus faculty to understand how they select and negotiate with publishers and how they understand copyright and open access. Presented key findings, most recently to Carnegie Mellon faculty. Carnegie Mellon repository - Collaborating with Computing Services on tactical and strategic plans to provide a repository for digital intellectual assets produced by the campus community. Keeping abreast of software developments and rights management technologies that will facilitate access and stewardship of digital assets. Other projects Management Information System (MIS) Task Force - Chairing the task force leading the development of a database system to track trends in the University Libraries and to facilitate data entry and analysis for data reported to national groups, the CMU FactBook, and the University Libraries' Advisory Board. Tools - Spearheading the investigation of wiki, blog and other social software with the aim of selecting tools to enhance library services and to facilitate and disseminate the work of the University Libraries' committees, councils, and task forces. Web Forum - Serving on the Forum Leadership Committee.

	Upcoming presentations

• Self-Archiving practice of Carnegie Mellon faculty
  

	Recent publications

• “Copyright and the Universal Digital Library.” Universal Digital Libraries: Universal Access to Information. Proceedings of the International Conference on the Universal Digital Library, 2005. Hangzhou, China: 9-26.
  
• “Rights, Registries, and Remedies: An Analysis of Responses to the Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry Regarding Orphan Works.” Free Culture and the Digital Library: Symposium Proceedings 2005. Atlanta , GA: Emory University: 106-140.
  
• Acquiring Copyright Permission to Digitize and Provide Open Access to Books. CLIR report 134. Washington DC: Council on Library and Information Resources and Digital Library Federation. 2005.

	Recent presentations

• American Library Association Conference. "Becoming an Orphan: What? How? Says Who?" June 24, 2007. Washington, D.C.
  
• 7th Annual Symposium, Center for Intellectual Property. "Open and Restricted Access: Preserving Community." May 22, 2007. Adelphi, MD.
  
• Digital Library Colloquium. "Faculty Rights and Scholarly Communication Practices." January 17, 2007. Pittsburgh, PA. See videorecording.