Copyright Information

The following resources offer assistance in understanding Copyright and Fair Use:

• The Association of American Universities provides a Permissions FAQ (https://www3.nd.edu/~undpress/permfaqs.pdf) on Author Responsibilities and Copyright Guidelines

• American Library Association's Office of Information Technology Policy has a Copyright Advisory Network (http://librarycopyright.net/) which provides links to resources as Fair Use Evaluator, Public Domain Slider, etc.  

• Creative Commons offers a search mechanism though which you can search for an image type across multiple platforms and by intent of use such as "use for commercial purposes" or intend to "modify, adapt or build upon."

• Columbia University Libraries Copyright Advisor Services information page contains copyright and fair use targeted to both faculty and students including guidelines for faculty when using born digital or digitized materials as part of the teaching curriculum. See Using Electronic Resources When Creating Reading Lists  

• Purdue University Copyright Office offers an overview of copyright and a variety of copyright resources to assist instructors and researchers. 

• Stanford University libraries website on copyright and fair use (https://fairuse.stanford.edu/) 

• The U.S. Copyright Office page Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright offers information on a variety of topics related to copyright. This page provides extensive resource information for the creator/author of an original work of authorship work and an overview of copyright for those wishing a more general level of understanding.

• Visual Resources Association (VRA) offers a statement on fair use of images for teaching, research and study (http://vraweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/VRA_FairUse_Statement_Pages_Links.pdf).