Lydia Dawe (BA Evergreen State, MLIS McGill, GradCertEd [UniversityTeaching] Notre Dame, GradCertEd [LearningDesign] QUT) is the Copyright Officer at Curtin University Library (WA). She works with Curtin staff and students to support their knowledge of copyright and Open Access in relation to teaching, learning and research. She has previously worked as a liaison librarian in academic and TAFE libraries, and in various roles at public libraries. Her current interests include copyright reform, Open Access advocacy, and Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP).