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“Spotlight on Cloud Computing: Cloud Contracting”

http://www.educause.edu/live1031

1-2pm U.S. Eastern Time, Wednesday, November 10. No charge, but registration required. Archived for future (re)viewing.

Speaker:
Steven J. McDonald, General Counsel, Rhode Island School of Design

Summary:
Cloud computing raises not only technical but also legal and policy issues. All of them come into play — and should come into focus — in the contract. In this session, we’ll review some of the most common issues that can (and should) arise in cloud contracts, as well as general approaches to contracting, both individual and collective. And, just when you thought Halloween was over, we’ll also explore the process — and pleasures — of collaborating with your lawyer to get everything worked out.

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The March 2010 CNI Conversations includes a quick overview of the upcoming CNI Spring 2010 Membership Meeting, by CNI Executive Director Clifford Lynch.  Cliff provides brief descriptions of the plenaries and some of the breakout sessions.  Cliff also discusses the recent Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) meeting as well as the IMLS-sponsored WebWise conference.  Scientific collections and personal archives are also covered.  Questions include confidential material in email archives and cloud computing for libraries.