Daily Bulletin, Monday, September 12, 1994

TODAY IS the first day of the rest of our lives: students meet teachers,
the first page of the new notebook receives its first note, and the fall
term is under way.  Bon voyage to all new students -- and may I point out
that there are some brand-new professors in the classroom this morning
too, every bit as excited and nervous as the young folks who, having 
survived Green Spirit and a few weekend parties, begin their academic
careers today.

Registration continues, but as of today you have to pay late fees.  Contrary
to what Friday's Bulletin said, registration is still in the Physical
Activities Complex, where it will also take place tomorrow.  The move back
to Needles Hall doesn't happen until Wednesday.

Fall term hours for UW's libraries start today; they can be found on UWinfo,
and were in last Wednesday's Gazette.  What isn't open today is the main 
floor food outlet, formerly Pastry Plus, in South Campus Hall.  Renovation
work is a little behind schedule, says Mark Murdoch of food services, but
he's looking for the coffee to be hot starting next Monday.  The outlet is
being renamed Double U's, and will offer most of what Pastry Plus had, as
well as a larger range of hot and cold eats.

AT WORK:  Of course, some students are on work term rather than in class
this fall. Bruce Lumsden, director of co-operative education and career 
services, reports "a noticeable improvement" in co-op placements from
the fall term of last year: "97.59% placed, compared to 91.18% placed last 
year.  There are signs that the economic health of the country is improving,
but of course there are many factors which affect employment and the picture 
can quickly change from one term to the next."  Lumsden adds: "One has to
be cautious with this improvement, because the fall term has very few first 
year students to place. The real test will come in the winter and spring 
work terms."

ABOUT COPYING:  A campus-wide memo is going out today from Robin Banks, the
associate provost (academic affairs), telling people how not to get sued
for copyright infringement. Here's the text of his memo:

     The University has acquired a license permitting faculty, staff
     and students to copy published material for the purposes of
     education, research and higher learning without risk of legal
     action against them, provided the terms of the license are
     adhered to.
     
     The license has become necessary because a large group of
     publishers has formed an organization (CanCopy) to protect
     copyright material and to prosecute copyright violators. License
     details are described in the attached Question and Answer
     document and should be read by everyone who makes copies of
     copyright material. The main points are as follows.
     
     * If copies are for your OWN USE (i.e. not for sale) you may
     always copy up to 10% of a published work (e.g. book, journal)
     and in some cases you may copy more, e.g. up to 20% if you are
     copying a whole chapter and more if you are copying an entire
     article or short story from a book or periodical containing
     other work (see #4,#5 and #6 attached for more detail). The
     license allows one copy for each student, two for each professor.
     
     * If copies are FOR SALE you may copy up to 15% of a published
     work (more under some conditions and less if copying a textbook;
     see #4)  but a per page cost must be paid to CanCopy (see #6).
     The Bookstore will handle copying and payment arrangements for
     you. This means faculty members should not copy material to sell
     to students unless the per page fee is paid to CanCopy. To avoid
     risk of legal action against you it is strongly recommended that
     faculty have the Bookstore handle this.
     
     * Works and publishers not included in the license (see #7 and
     appended Exclusions List). Arrangements for copying these works
     are the same as before the license except that CanCopy will help
     arrange clearances. Staff in service departments (Bookstore,
     Correspondence, Graphic Services and Library, as appropriate)
     will work with CanCopy on your behalf.
     
     If you wish more information please arrange to attend an Information 
     Session about CanCopy and the CanCopy License
     
     Date: Friday, September 16, 1994
     Time: 10:00 am
     Place: Needles Hall RM 3001
     
The question-and-answer document mentioned in the memo is available on
UWinfo, and so is the full text of the legal agreement with CanCopy.  Look
under the Daily Bulletin heading and then under "Documents of Current
Interest".

RESEARCH WORKSHOP:  The research office's half-day workshop for new
faculty members, explaining what it does and how the national research
granting councils work, is set for tomorrow from 8:30 to noon.  Last-minute
information should be available from Cindy Futher at ext. 6040.

Chris Redmond
Information and Public Affairs, University of Waterloo
888-4567 ext. 3004      credmond@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca