Kate Dickson, J.D.

Kate is the Copyright and Information Policy Librarian at Duke University LIbraries. Prior to this role, she was Copyright and Licensing Librarian and Associate Professor at UNC Charlotte. She previously worked as a copyright researcher at the Library of Congress, as a copyright and permissions intern at Duke Libraries, as a reference intern and graduate assistant at UNC-CH Law Library and Duke Law Library, and as an associate at the law firms Hogan & Hartson and Epting & Hackney. Kate holds an MSLS degree from UNC-SILS and a JD and MA in American Legal History from UVA. She is admitted to the North Carolina bar.

Kate is available to answer questions and provide consultaiton and instruction about copyright, fair use, and authors' rights in research, teaching, and publication. She also works on library license negotiation, and copyright assessment for library collections, and serves as the library's liaison to the Office of Counsel.