Georgia Harper

Georgia Harper

Ph.D. student at The University of Texas at Austin, School of Information

Austin, Texas Area

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  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • The University of Texas at Austin
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Georgia Harper’s Summary

From preschool teacher to intellectual property attorney specializing in copyright law -- now I'm on my third career, learning the ins and outs of social science and humanities research. My focus is the intersection of academic libraries and cultural institutions in a digitally networked world, the changing business models in the publishing, music and entertainment industries, and copyright law.

Georgia Harper’s Specialties:

My copyright law practice specialty is academic fair use.


Georgia Harper’s Experience

  • Outside counsel for copyright matters

    University of Texas System

    (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

    November 2006Present (3 years 1 month)

  • Scholarly Communications Advisor

    University of Texas at Austin

    (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

    September 2006Present (3 years 3 months)

    I work for the Director of the UT Austin Libraries, part time, while I pursue a Ph.D. in Information Studies at UT Austin's iSchool.

  • Senior Attorney, Manager of Intellectual Property Section

    University of Texas System

    (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

    September 1991August 2006 (15 years )

    Copyright Attorney and head of Intellectual Property Section of the Office of General Counsel, representing 15 institutions of higher education in the UT System.


Georgia Harper’s Education

  • The University of Texas at Austin

    Ph.D. , Information Studies , 20062010 (expected)

  • The University of Texas at Austin

    J.D. , 19861988

    Activities and Societies:
    Order of the Coif
  • The University of Texas at Austin

    B.S. , Elementary Education , 19701975


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Georgia Harper’s Interests:

Future of libraries in a networked world, gardening, birding, hiking, sustainable lifestyles, foreign travel, languages, cooking and baking, ikebana, yoga, tai chi

Georgia Harper’s Groups:

NACUA (college and university attorneys) and a dozen environmental organizations from Sierra Club to Natural Resources Defense Council

Georgia Harper’s Honors:

NACUA Fellow


Georgia Harper’s Contact Settings

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