Copyright on the University Campus

Books and Media in the Lewis Library

Databases

Fact Sheets/Statistics

Copying for Classroom Use

Educational Resources

Fair Use

Public Domain & Expiration of Copyright

Statutes & Guidelines

Professional Organizations & Associations

Research Assistance

Databases

• Copyright Renewal Database
  http://collections.stanford.edu/copyrightrenewals/bin/page?forward=home
  Search U.S. Copyright Office renewal records for books published in the U.S. between 1923 and 1963.

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Fact Sheets/Statistics

• Information Circulars and Factsheets from the U. S. Copyright Office
  http://www.copyright.gov/circs/

• What Does Copyright Protect? (U. S. Copyright Office)
  http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-protect.html

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Copying for Classroom Use

• Fair Use and the Educator's Right to Photocopy Copyrighted Material for Classroom Use by Robert Kasunic
  http://www.kasunic.com/article1.htm
  

• Guidelines For Classroom Copying of Books and Periodicals
  http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/clasguid.htm

• Know Your Copy Rights brochure, Association of College & Research Libraries

• Model Policy Concerning College and University Photocopying for Classroom, Research and Library Reserve Use
  http://www.cni.org/docs/infopols/ALA.html#mpup

• TEACH Act Checklist from the University of Texas System
  http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/teachact.htm#checklist

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Educational Resources

• Copyright Crash Course from the University of Texas System
  http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/

• Copyright Information from the University of Colorado System
  https://www.cusys.edu/ip/copyright/

• Copyright Website Links from Stanford University
  http://fairuse.stanford.edu/web_resources/web_sites.html

• Information Circulars and Factsheets from the U. S. Copyright Office
  http://www.copyright.gov/circs/

• Interactive Guide to Using Copyrighted Media in Your Courses from Baruch College
  http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/tutorials/copyright/

• Know Your Copy Rights brochure from the Association of Research Libraries

• Resources for Authors from the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
  http://www.arl.org/sparc/author/

• The TEACH Toolkit from the North Carolina State University Libraries
  http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/legislative/teachkit/

• Tutorials from North Carolina State University
  http://www.provost.ncsu.edu/copyright/resources/tutorials/

• Using Copyrighted Works in Your Teaching—FAQ from the Association of Research Libraries
  http://www.knowyourcopyrights.org/resourcesfac/faq/

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Fair Use

• Checklist for Fair Use
  http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/checklist.htm

• Fair Use Description from the U. S. Copyright Office
  http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html

• Fair Use Test from the University of Colorado System
  https://www.cusys.edu/ip/copyright/downloads/FourFactorFairUseTest.pdf

• Statement on Fair Use and Electronic Reserves, Association of College & Research Libraries
  http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/whitepapers/statementfair.cfm

• Working With Fair Use from the University of Minnesota Libraries
  http://www.lib.umn.edu/copyright/fairuse.phtml

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Public Domain & Expiration of Copyright

• Center for the Study of the Public Domain, Duke University
  http://www.law.duke.edu/cspd/index
  

• Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States from the University of Minnesota Libraries
  http://www.lib.umn.edu/copyright/PDchart.phtml
  

• When U. S. Works Pass Into the Public Domain by Lolly Gasaway, University of North Carolina
  http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm

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Statutes & Guidelines

• An Overview of the Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia from the University Copyright Center, Ball State University
  http://www.bsu.edu/library/article/0,,14550--,00.html

• Conference on Fair Use (CONFU) Report
  http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/confu/confurep.pdf

• CONTU Guidelines on Photocopying under Interlibrary Loan Arrangements
  http://www.cni.org/docs/infopols/CONTU.html

• Copyright Guidelines and Policies links from Stanford University
  http://fairuse.stanford.edu/library_resources/index.html

• Guidelines For Classroom Copying of Books and Periodicals
  http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/clasguid.htm

• Title 17, U. S. Code (Legal Information Institute, Cornell University)
  http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/usc_sup_01_17.html

• U. S. Copyright Law (U. S. Copyright Office)
  http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html

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Professional Organizations & Associations

• American Library Association
  http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/woissues/copyrightb/copyright.cfm

• Center for Intellectual Property, University of Maryland
  http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/cip.shtml

• Association of Research Libraries
  http://www.arl.org/pp/ppcopyright/

• Copyright Clearance Center
  http://www.copyright.com/ccc/

• Copyright Information Center, Cornell University
  http://www.copyright.cornell.edu

• Copyright Management Center, Indiana University
  http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/

• Creative Commons
  http://creativecommons.org/

• Medical Library Association
  http://www.mlanet.org/government/positions/copyright_statements.html

• Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC)
  http://www.arl.org/sparc/

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Research Assistance

• Ask-a-Librarian (Links to http://library.hsc.unt.edu/forms/information.cfm)
  Ask-a-Librarian is an e-mail service from Lewis Library for requesting literature searches, reference information, or assistance in using information resources. Ask-a-Librarian is for the use of UNTHSC students, staff, and faculty. Other individuals may direct inquiries to the Lewis Library's Reference Office. Normally, requests are filled within one working day on Monday through Friday. Exceptions will be made for holidays and school closings.
  

• Lewis Library Reference Office: 817-735-2070
  The Reference Office is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday. The Office is closed on all UNTHSC holidays.

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