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Oklahoma City University Copyright Policy

The current copyright policy is a revised and expanded policy approved in January 2011 of a policy originally created in 2007.

COPYRIGHT and FAIR USE

Favorite Web Sites and Books

Is it copyrighted?

American Library Association (2007). Is it Protected by Copyright? http://librarycopyright.net/digitalslider/

Gasaway, Lolly. (2003) When Works Pass Into the Public Domain. http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm

Hirtle, Peter P. (2011) Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States 1 January 2011. Cornell University Copyright Information Center. http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm

Is it Fair Use?

United States. Copyright Office. (1998) Circular 21: Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians. http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ21.pdf

Harper, Georgia K. (2007) Crash Course on Copyright. http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/

Association of Research Libraries. (2007) Know Your Copy Rights: Using Copyrighted Works in Academic Settings. http://www.knowyourcopyrights.org/

Center for Social Media. (2011) Best Practices. http://centerforsocialmedia.org/fair-use/best-practices

How much might permission cost?

Copyright Clearance Center (2008) Copyright.com. http://www.copyright.com/

More Details

Stanford University Libraries. (2005-2008). Copyright and Fair Use. http://fairuse.stanford.edu/

Dulaney-Browne Library Books

Hetcher, Steven "Property, Intellectual" The Oxford Companion to American Law. Kermit L. Hall, ed. Oxford University Press 2002. http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t122.e0734
*Online reference book through Oxford Reference Online

Gassaway, Laura N. Applying Fair Use in Higher Education Clearing Up the Confusion. Malvern, PA: Progressive Business Publications, 2008.
*Professional Development Coll. - 2nd fl faculty reading room
*346.730482 Ap58 2008

Besenjak, Cheryl. Copyright Plain & Simple. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, 2001. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/dulaneybrowne/Doc?id=10006985
*Online book through Ebrary

Crews, Kenneth D. Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators: Creative Strategies and Practical Solutions. Chicago: American Library Association, 2006.
*Reference Area 1st floor (Library Use Only)
*346.730482 C867c2 2006

Gasaway, Laura N. Libraries and Copyright: A Guide to Copyright Law in the 1990s. Washington, D.C.: Special Libraries Association, c1994.
*3rd floor Circulating Materials
*346.730482 G21L

Russell, Carrie. Complete Copyright: An Everyday Guide for Librarians. Chicago: American Library Association, 2004.
*Professional Development Coll. - 2nd fl faculty reading room
*346.730482 R911c 2004

Talab, R. S. Commonsense Copyright: A Guide for Educators and Librarians. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 1999.
*Reference Area 1st floor (Library Use Only)
*346.7304 T14c2