Copyright and Fair Use

The IP Awareness Assessment, developed under the joint efforts of United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and National Institute of Standards and Technology/Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST/MEP), allows you to assess your intellectual property awareness. Following the completion of the assessment, you will receive a customized training material.

The Association of Research Libraries has prepared several excellent resources for faculty.

This document provides answers to many copyright questions for both face to face and online teaching.

A handy chart, prepared by the Association of Research Libraries, highlights some of the situations in which faculty can use materials without permission or fee.

The U.S. Copyright Office aims to "promote creativity by administering and sustaining an effective national copyright system."

Designed for academic institutions from the Copyright Clearance Center this guide helps answer questions ranging from basic copyright law to the more complex topics of ILL and e-reserves.

An extensive collection of copyright resources, tools, commentary and primary materials.

A collection of annotated links on copyright from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

A comprehensive copyright resource from Columbia's Copyright Advisory Office.