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Copyright Guidance
In this web site and its publications respecting copyright, the College reaffirms its commitment to current copyright law and the protection of intellectual property. The College also recommits itself to providing relevant common sense guidelines to help faculty and students remain within the legal parameters of existing law. Nevertheless, the College urges everyone at Dickinson to recognize that copyright law can be complicated. In the final analysis, legal compliance with existing law is the sole responsibility of individual members of the Dickinson community.
The library serves as an avenue for obtaining copyright by working closely with the national Copyright Clearing Center. If you wish to obtain copyright clearance or you are unclear about the legality of your copying or scanning, please consult the following:
To learn more about copyright, see:
- Copyright: A Brief Primer for Educators (Presented at the Willoughby Fellows Institute, Aug. 2011)
- Copyright & Fair Use Resource Page (Dickinson College Media Center)
- Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance (Copyright Clearance Center)
- U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress
- Copyright Crash Course (University of Texas)
If you need copyright clearance for course packs, please
use our form:
Additional information is available about the Library's Reserve and Film Booking Service for faculty.
For more information contact: reserves@dickinson.edu or phone (717) 245-1142.
Feb. 09, 2012