Introductions to Copyright | Using Library Materials in Online Courses | Useful Links
| Introductions to Copyright |
Handbook for Use of Copyrighted Materials (NYU)
A document from NYU containing helpful information on copyright. It is not to be construed as NYU policy but rather a guide for those who use copyrighted materials in educational and research activities.
U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright basics, publications, licensing, and the law.
Crash Course in Copyright
An overview of copyright topics including fair use, creating multimedia works, the digital library, copyright management, and licensing.
| Using Library Materials in Online Courses |
If you wish to provide students the electronic fulltext of articles accessed through the NYU Health Sciences Libraries, you must proceed carefully. Compliance with copyright is the responsibility of the instructor, not the library or university.
The best and easiest way is to link directly to the resource through the library. Using our SFX Open URL Generator, you can create a hyperlink to send students directly to the full text of articles within the electronic collections. Linking in this way will ensure compliance with copyright at all times. The handout Creating Links to Full-Text (PDF) describes how to use the OpenURL Generator.
Though our electronic collection is one of the best in the nation, no collection is comprehensive. Some articles and most texts are not accessible electronically in the manner described above. We may have them in print, or you may secure these materials through other means.
In either case, you will need to determine if your use of a PDF version of the materials falls within fair use, or if you need to obtain copyright clearance before posting/distributing the PDF (which may involve a fee).
| Useful Links |
Distance Education and the TEACH Act
The American Library Association provides a summary of the TEACH Act (Technology, Copyright And Harmonization Act), signed into law in November 2002. Designed to address copyright in the distance education environment, the act affects institutions and instructors.
FAQs about the TEACH Act
Answers to questions about how the TEACH Act works and how to comply with it.
Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States
Chart from Cornell that shows when works enter the public domain according to the type of work and date it was created.
Getting Permission
University of Texas guide to obtaining copyright clearance for various types and sources of material.
Academic Copyright Permission & Licenses
The Copyright Clearance Center offers pay-per-use and annual licensing for articles to be used in course packets, etc.
How to Investigate the Copyright Status of Work
United States Copyright Office
Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians (PDF)
United States Copyright Office
Checklist for Fair Use
Webpage from Indiana University that may help determine whether an intended use is covered under fair use or not.
Statement of Policy on Copyrights
Statement of Policy on Photocopying Copyrighted Materials
Sections of NYU Faculty Handbook related to copyrights.
Copyright & Fair Use (Stanford University Libraries)
Expansive site on fair use issues in academic institutions, including background information, charts and tools, current news such as relevant court cases, and a podcast.
Creating Links to Fulltext (PDF)
A handout that describes how to the OpenURL Generator to create links to electronic articles.
NYU Health Sciences Libraries OpenURL Generator
A tool that allows library users to create a single, permanent link directly to an electronic article.
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