Copyright and Course Materials in General
If you have developed course materials that you would like to place on the Web, please refer to the copyright law section on the Library of Congress Website.

Consulting Services on Campus
Bob Garland, Director of Libraries, can provide individualized consutling on copyright issues relating to course design. He can be reached at ext. 3844.


For more info
Please find below a short webliography (quick reference), a webliography prepared by the OHIONET Reference and Resource Sharing Council (May 2002), and a brief bibliography on copyright:


Copyright Webliography

The Copyright Clearance Center. .

The Copyright Website. .

The Digital Futures Coalition. .

United States. Library of Congress.



OHIONET Reference and Resource Sharing Council Document: Copyright for Libraries: A Very Selective Webliography


ALA's web site: Copyright Basics
Includes important information, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act Guide

ARL's web site: Copyright and Intellectual Property
A good site for academic libraries, compiled by the Association of Research Libraries.

Copyright Clearance Center
How to get permission to reproduce copyrighted content such as articles, book chapters, photocopies, course-packs, library reserves, Web sites, etc.

Copyright Management Center
by Indiana University?Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Kenneth Crew's CIVIC site includes sections on Fair Use for Teaching& Research, Rights & Claims of Ownership, Distance Education, Library Issues, Giving & Geffing Permissions and Special Rules for Special Media.

Public Domain "When Works Pass into the Public Domain"
by Laura Gasaway http://www,unc.edu/~unclng/public?d.htm see also Laura Gasaway's main site:

Ten Myths about Copyright Explained!
By Brad Templeton "An attempt to answer common myths about copyright seen on the net and cover issues related to copyright and USENET/Internet publication."

Uniform Computer Transaction Act (UCITA)
Master site maintained by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Updated frequently, it includes letters, testimonies, links to UCITA Resources, and has a section on the Uniform Commercial Code with comments and analysis.

WebLaw FAQ
Frequently asked questions relating to the World Wide Web, compiled by the law firm of Oppedahl & Larson LLP.

Yale University. COPYRIGHT RESOURCES ONLINE
An excellent starting place, this comprehensive site consists sections on university copyright resources and on non?university intellectual property resources. Revised by Eileen Gifford and Janet Erickson, updating the work of Ann Okerson, Associate University Librarian, Yale University.

[Compiled by Susan Hill and Mary Conroy, rev May 28, 2002]



Copyright Bibliography

Association of American Publishers (and other groups). Questions and Answers on Copyright for the Campus Community. Oberlin, OH: National Association of College Stores, 1997.
346.0482 Q5a

Bruwelheide, Janis H. The Copyright Primer for Librarians and Educators. Second Edition. Chicago: American Library Association, 1995.
346.0482 B913c2

Computer Science and Telecommunications Board. National Research Council. The Digital Dilemma: Intellectual Property in the Information Age. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 2000.
346.048 N277d

Crews, Kenneth D. Copyright Essentials for Librarians and Educators. Chicago: American Library Association, 2000.
346.0482 C927c

Johnston, Wanda K and Derrie B. Roark, editors. A Copyright Sampler. Chicago: American Library Association, 1996.
OVERSIZE 346.0482 C785j

Patterson, L. Ray and Stanley W. Lindberg. The Nature of Copyright: A Law of Users' Rights. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1991.
346.0482 P317n

Strong, William S. The Copyright Book: A Practical Guide. Fifth Edition. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1999.
346.0482 S924c5

Talab, R.S. Commonsense Copyright: a Guide for Educators and Librarians. Second Edition. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1999.
346.0482 T137c2