Biography

Joan Cheverie serves as a Policy Specialist for the EDUCAUSE Washington Office. The Policy Specialists are EDUCAUSE's front line for dealing with critical IT policy issues arising both in Washington, D.C., and on campus.

Joan joined EDUCAUSE in May 2011 after many years of service in the library at Georgetown University. Most recently, she was the Head of Copyright and Rights Management. She previously held positions as head of digital services, head of government documents, and reference librarian. She has also served as a Visiting Program Officer for the Coalition for Networked Information, and she was a 2008 Fellow from the Frye Leadership Institute.

She holds a Bachelor's degree from Mount Holyoke College, a Master's degree in Library and Information Science from The Catholic University of America, and a second Master's degree from Georgetown University where her thesis was entitled, "The Intellectual Land Grab: How Does the Public Domain Fare in the Networked Environment?".

EDUCAUSE Involvement

Publications

The HathiTrust Case and Appeal: A Policy Brief

EDUCAUSE Policy Office

June 2013

The Copyright Conundrum

EDUCAUSE Review Online

November 2012

A Case for Fair Use: The Georgia State Decision (5/15/12)

May 2012

PIPA and SOPA Chronology: How We Got Where We Are Today ( ...

EDUCAUSE Policy Office

January 2012

Data Privacy Legislation: An Analysis of the Current Legislative ...

EDUCAUSE Policy Office

August 2011

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