Helen has worked in copyright for the past five years, and previously has worked in both Public and University Libraries. Helen has published papers about the need for Australian copyright reforms in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic, copyright and heritage and special collections digitisation and creating a culture of copyright compliance in a university setting.  Helen volunteers on the IFLA Copyright and Legal Matters group and peer reviewed chapters for the recent open access publication ‘Navigating Copyright for Libraries’ edited by Jessica Coates, Victoria Owens and Susan Reilly. 

Helen works at Murdoch University in Western Australia as the University Copyright Coordinator. Helen is a member of the Australian Digital Alliance, the Copyright Society of Australia and an ALIA Allied Field Professional.  


Papers 
Balfour, H & Bellenger (2021) Copyright in the Time of COVID-19: an Australian Perspective. Journal of Copyright in Education and Librarianship, 5(1) 
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17161/jcel.v5i1.16249

Balfour, H (2021 Lost in Translation: Communicating the complexity of copyright at your university [Paper Presentation]. ICEPops Copyright Conference 2021
Presentation https://copyrightliteracy.org/upcoming-events/icepops-international-copyright-literacy-event-with-playful-opportunities-for-practitioners-and-scholars/i-cant-believe-its-not-icepops-programme/

Balfour, H & Beccaria, S How Challenging times became an opportunity for a teaching & learning partnership with TAFE. LibTech21: Connections

Coates, J, Reilly, S, & Owens, V (2022) Navigating Copyright for Libraries. De Gruyters. IFLA Publications
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