Skip to Main Content

Copyright & Fair Use : Home

Learn about copyright and fair use of print and non-materials in face-to-face and online classrooms.

Click on the tabs above for further information on copyright and fair use in the academic setting.

This guide does not supply legal advice nor is it intended to replace the advice of legal counsel.

 

 

Copyright 

What you will find:

  • Define Copyright
  • US Copyright Office
  • Crash Course in Copyright

 

Internet Resources

What you will find:

  • 10 Big Myths
  • Teach Act
  • Resources for Librarians

 

Guidelines

What you will find:

  • Interpretations of US Copyright Law
  • Recommended Guidelines

 

Fair Use

What you will find:

  • Define Fair Use
  • Fair Use Checklist
  • Guidelines

 

Permission

What you will find:

  • Sample letter
  • Creative Commons
  • SHERPA/RoMEAD

 

Scenarios

What you will find:

  • Applying Fair Use to everyday scenarios

 

Help

What you will find:

  • A librarian is available to address copyright/fair use questions. 

This LibGuide is adapted with permission from  McGoogan Library of Medicine-University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Contact the Kirtland Library (top nav)

Open Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm

Located at the Kirtland Grayling Campus

Phone: 989-275-5000 x 246

Email: library@kirtland.edu

Please allow 24-48 hours for response.

For Answers to common Library Questions, check out our Library FAQs.