A seminar presented by Old Dominion University Libraries, University Counsel, and Center for Learning Technologies -- April 2010

• Definitions
• Library Materials
• Distance Learning Media
• Resources
• Contacts
• FAQ

RESOURCES

• U.S. Copyright Office
  • Copyright Basics 
  • FAQ: Can I Use Someone Else's Work? Can Someone Else Use Mine?
• Copyright Crash Course (University of Texas)
  • Sample Letter Requesting Permission
• Association of Research Libraries:
  • Know Your Copy Rights (pdf- color) (pdf - black&white)
  • Copyright Timeline: A History of Copyright in the United States
• Tutorial from the Copyright Clearance Center
• Wake Forest University, Copyright & Blackboard
• University of North Carolina, When U.S. Works Pass into the Public Domain 
• "Fair Use Checklists" -- University System of Georgia and Columbia University
• Copyright Quick Guide -- Columbia University
• Copyright in Teaching -- Duke University
• Teaching & Copyright -- University of Connecticut
  • Sample Permission Letters & Forms

Electronic Tools:

• Exceptions for Instructors (“to find out if your intended use meets the requirements set out in the law”)
• Fair Use Evaluator 
• Is it protected by copyright?
• Digital Image Rights Computator
• Copyright Metro (Baruch College's Guide to Using Copyrighted Media in Your Courses)

ODU Resources:

• ODU Office of Research, Copyright Management
• "Fair Use Checklist"
• Center for Learning Technologies, Obtaining Copyright Clearance