Copyright for Teaching

Ten-page circular providing an overview of basic facts about copyright and copyright registration with the U.S. Copyright Office, including Works eligible for protection, Rights of copyright owners, Who can claim copyright, Duration of copyright.

Circular 21 from U.S. Copyright Office

from Cornell University Legal Information Institute

From the Association for Research Libraries

from University of Connecticut

from Duke University

from University of Texas

from Columbia University

from Office of Copyright FAQ

from the Copyright Clearance Center

from the Association of Research Libraries

Highly regarded as an easy-to-read summary of copyright basics, fair use, public domain, and Creative Commons. From
EduBlogger.

A worthwhile, free online course developed by copyright librarians. Includes a series of videos, readings, and assignments.

Copyright is one of the scholarly communication issues addressed in the toolkit developed by the Association of College & Research Libraries.

"This Statement ... describes six uses of copyrighted still images that the Visual Resources Association (vraweb.org) believes fall within the U.S. doctrine of fair use."

YouTube video of Kim Bonner, J.D., discussing scholarly publishing agreements in 2013 at an ODU Libraries presentation for Open Access Week.

FAQ for professors developed from the "Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries" by the Association of Research Libraries and partners.