[aisle] Reading Aloud in Online Settings - Ethical Use of Ideas and Information

Moreillon, Judith Lynn jlmore at illinois.edu
Wed Apr 1 08:55:49 CDT 2020


Thank you for sharing your perspective and your decisions, Michelle, based on the paper and webinar you attended.

Authors, illustrators, and publishers are going out of their way to support our work. They are providing us with guidelines that offer a balance between fair use and their rights as copyright holders.

The copyright laws, as written, give copyright holders the exclusive rights to reproduction and distribution, which is what you are doing when you read aloud their work on the open Internet (without password protection). These rights are not only about “profit.” They are also about their right to uphold the integrity of the work.

As noted in my blog post, I want to respect our partners in literacy teaching and learning: authors, illustrators, and publishers. I also want to be able to continue to model the ethical use of idea and information for the students and educators I serve..

I applaud you for your consideration for using the resources provided by the authors/illustrators/publishers. I hope others will join you and follow publishers’ guidelines if you choose to freely distribute their copyrighted works on the open Internet.

Sincerely,
Judi


Judi Moreillon, M.L.S., Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor
2019 Scholastic Library Publishing Award
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From: AISLE <aisle-bounces at list.railslibraries.info> On Behalf Of Michelle Harris via AISLE
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 8:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [aisle] Reading Aloud in Online Settings - Ethical Use of Ideas and Information

I absolutely agree with many of the points that Judith Moreillon has put forth. And I have to say that I'm not "overjoyed" to be sharing books in this manner, but I am happy to be able to give my students what they need to continue their education and to feel supported in this unprecedented time. And I am relieved that I won't be in legal trouble for doing it. I will definitely be trying to find author recordings or professional recordings where they exist, or putting my home recorded read alouds behind password protection, if possible.  I strongly believe that authors, illustrators, and copyright holders should profit from their work. I am also planning to remove my recordings as soon as the lessons that they were intended to accompany are completed.  I will be modeling respect for the authors, illustrators, and publishers by making sure that I recognize them within the recordings. I will also be encouraging teachers in my buildings to do the same.

However, I think that this crisis and its accompanying school closures does, for a very good reason, require me to temporarily set aside (not cast aside) some standards I normally uphold while prioritizing others for the benefit of the students I teach. Not every book that I (or my teachers) need to use will have an official online recording. (Although Judith's ethically shared read-aloud resources: https://tinyurl.com/sllblog032320 is an excellent resource).  So we will be making online recordings as needed and sharing them with our students.

And am I really setting aside the standards?  I don't think so. Because of what I learned in the copyright webinar<https://tinyurl.com/read-aloud-online%20>, I feel that this online use of copyrighted books does actually make me "an ethical and reflective practitioner who exhibits professionalism; provides leadership in the learning community; and advocates for students." (Illinois Professional Teaching Standards (IPTS 2013, 7). I feel like we librarians (and teachers) who are now teaching exclusively online are "advocate[ing] balance between the interests of information users and rights holders" (ALA 2008) as best we can in this situation, and that we are upholding our standard to "advocate for equitable access to and the ethical use of resources in a variety of formats” (AASL 2019, 5).

Most sincerely,

Michelle Harris
District Librarian
Heyworth CUSD #4
(M.L.S. iSchool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)



On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 7:12 PM Moreillon, Judith Lynn via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info<mailto:aisle at list.railslibraries.info>> wrote:
Dear AISLE Colleagues,
As someone who has been a member of the school librarian profession for thirty years and a children’s books author and copyright holder, I find it disturbing that members of our profession would be overjoyed about information that includes: “We do NOT need any sort of permission from publishers to do this. Period. We are covered by Fair Use no matter what ‘limitations’ or ‘licensing’ publishers have in place.”
The best practice of putting our homemade recordings behind password protection has always been an application of fair use. This is nothing new.
But ignoring the exclusive rights of copyright holders… just because you won’t be sued or won’t lose a lawsuit… strikes me as not the point.
The point is to uphold the standards of our profession. Below are some student and educator/librarian standards from our education and library profession that it seems to me we are casting aside without a good reason when authors, illustrators, and publishers are making read-alouds and other literature-based activities freely available for our use during the pandemic.
For more on my perspective, I, once again, offer you another view in my 3/30/20 blog post: “Applying Fair Use AND Honoring Copyright During a Crisis”
I repeat my invitation to work together to come up with long-term solutions that allow us to connect with our library stakeholders electronically and still honor the intellectual property rights of creators.

Will you add your ideas on my blog? Thank you. https://tinyurl.com/sllblog033020
Most sincerely,
Judi Moreillon, M.L.S., Ph.D.
AASL Standards for Learners
“Engage: Demonstrate safe, legal, and ethical creating and sharing of knowledge products independently while engaging in a community of practice and an interconnected world” (AASL, 2018, 39).
I-SAIL Standard for Students
“Standard 3: Use information accurately, creatively, and ethically to share knowledge and to participate collaboratively and productively as a member of a democratic society
Organize information for practical application” (AISLE 2018).
Illinois Professional Teaching Standards
“Standard 9 - Professionalism, Leadership, and Advocacy – The competent teacher is an ethical and reflective practitioner who exhibits professionalism; provides leadership in the learning community; and advocates for students, parents or guardians, and the profession” (IPTS 2013, 7).
ALA/AASL/CAEP School Librarian Preparation Standards
“4. Candidates in school librarian preparation programs model, facilitate, and advocate for equitable access to and the ethical use of resources in a variety of formats” (AASL 2019, 5).
ALA Code of Ethics
“IV. We respect intellectual property rights and advocate balance between the interests of information users and rights holders” (ALA 2008).
Association for Library Services to Children: Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries
“VII. Professionalism and Professional Development
6.           Knows and practices the ALA’s Code of Ethics” (ALSC 2015).
Teen Services Competencies for Library Staff
“Continuous Learning: Acts ethically, is committed to continuous learning, and advocates for best library practices and policies for teen services” (YALSA 2010).

Judi Moreillon, M.L.S., Ph.D.
Literacies and Libraries Consultant
Adjunct Associate Professor, iSchool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Co-Chair, Teacher Librarian Division, Arizona Library Association
2019 Scholastic Library Publishing Award

Author:
Maximizing School Librarian Leadership: Building Connections for Learning and Advocacy (ALA, 2018)
Coteaching Reading Comprehension Strategies in Elementary School Libraries: Maximizing Your Impact (ALA, 2013)
Coteaching Reading Comprehension Strategies in Secondary School Libraries: Maximizing Your Impact (ALA, 2012)

Please, Don’t Give Me A Hug!/Por favor, íno me abraces! (2019)
Ready and Waiting for You (2013)
Read to Me/Vamos a leer (2004)
Sing Down the Rain (1997)

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From: AISLE <aisle-bounces at list.railslibraries.info<mailto:aisle-bounces at list.railslibraries.info>> On Behalf Of Michelle Harris via AISLE
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 11:50 AM
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Subject: [aisle] Reading Aloud in Online Settings

I just finished attending a webinar about Fair Use and reading aloud.  It was BRILLIANT!!
Here is the link to the document accompanying the webinar and it will soon be updated with the URL for a YouTube recording of the entire session.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15zf0ue6aWM-_TaxQG2eALP612-E_f7A6JtoqZKxaQlM/preview#<https://docs.google.com/document/d/15zf0ue6aWM-_TaxQG2eALP612-E_f7A6JtoqZKxaQlM/preview>

Basically, three takeaways:
• I can read online any book, any portion of a book, etc. (but be careful about textbooks...see webinar for details) if you have a clear educational purpose. And as librarians, our educational purpose can simply be "to foster a love of reading" or "to create a sense of community among my students".  What I should NOT do is randomly read books on my YouTube channel just because I think the books are great.  I need to have a specific educational purpose in mind. Basically, if I would use the book in the library, I can read the book online.
• BEST practice is to make a recording that could be used on an LMS, Google Classroom, Schoolology, or any other limited or private distribution, but if Facebook or YouTube are the options that will allow my students to have access, then that is OK, too, because my educational purpose would be "to ensure ALL my students have access."
• We do NOT need any sort of permission from publishers to do this. Period. We are covered by Fair Use no matter what "limitations" or "licensing" publishers have in place.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you read and/or watch this webinar.  It was FANTASTIC and answered all my questions and cleared up misconceptions that I had!

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Michelle Harris
District Librarian
Heyworth CUSD #4

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