Some Online Sources of Information on Copyright

At meetings and conferences of librarians, the two most frequently heard recommendations are:.

1. Use the Copyright Clearance Center .
2. Have a college or university lawyer guide and interpret practices.

Most college and universities post guidelines or tutorials on their websites. Here are some of the best.

The University of Texas Crash Course in Copyright is a comprehensive explanation of all aspects of copyright.

See especially the sections on Fair Use and Copyright in the Digital Library units of the syllabus.

North Carolina State University has a good tutorial, especially the section on Copyright Use.

The University of California at Berkeley

 

The Copyright Management Center (serving Indiana U., Purdue U., Indianapolis)

See especially the sections Copyright Quickguide, Fair-Use Issues, and Permissions Information.

This site contains guidelines for posting material on Blackboard.

The Copyright Tutorial for Course Readers

The homepage for the Copy Technology Centers of MIT - is not really a tutorial but a checklist of what should be submitted to the center when compiling a reader.

There are some useful notices posted on Stanford University's webpage.

Bloomsburg University has posted tutorials.

Lehigh University's website contains a PowerPoint presentation.

Guidelines posted by Valdosta State U. (part of the University System of Georgia).

The University of Illinois at Chicago posts this information.

The Villanova University webpage contains a link to a document on the University of Maryland website.