• Acknowledging the source material is not a substitution for getting permission.

• Most permissions are granted for only one semester or one school term.

• Educational guidelines about the amount of materials that can be copied, etc., have been carved out by a consortium of educational institutions across the United States.  They are not part of federal law, but they are included as House committee documentation supporting the copyright law.  The American Association of University Professors has declined to endorse them.

Sample Guideline:  Materials protected by Fair Use may be used for only one semester or one school term.  Using the same material semester after semester without permission is not Fair Use.

Sample Guideline:  Videos taped off-air at home may be used for instructional purposes only up to 10 days after the broadcast.  The tape should be erased 45 days after the broadcast.

Here are links to some Web sites that can provide more information:

Know your Copy Rights -- What You Can Do : A 2007 Brochure Aimed at Faculty and Teaching Assistants.  A helpful brochure from the Association of Research Libraries.

Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States : A guide to the kinds of work proteted by copyright.  Provided by Cornell University.

What AU Faculty Need to Know about Copyright for Teaching:  A quick guide, in question-and-answer format, prepared for American University faculty.  Most information is not specific to the American University campus.

Academic Permission Resources:  One section of a very readable and comprehensive site called "Fair Use" by Stanford University Libraries.

Copyright Crash Course:  A comprehensive tutorial (lots of legalese included) from the University of Texas at Austin.

TEACH Act Toolkit:  An Online Resource for Understanding Copyright and Distance Education:  Developed by the North Carolina State University Libraries, the NCSU Office of Legal Affairs, and NCSU's Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA).

Copyright Law of the United States:  Text of the actual law from the website of the U.S. Copyright Office.

10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained:  The name says it all.  Written by Brad Templeton.

Library resources:

Bielefield, Arlene.  Technology and copyright law : a guidebook for the library, research, and teaching professions.  New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2007.

        Call Number:  KF3030.1 .B533 2007.

Crews, Kenneth D.  Copyright law for librarians and educators : creative strategies and practical solutions.  Chicago : American Library Association, 2005. 

        Call Number:  Ref KF2995 .C74 2005.

Lindsey, Mark.  Copyright Law on Campus.  Pullman:  WSU Press, 2003. 

        Call Number:  KF3030.1 .L56 2003.

Lipinski, Tomas.  Copyright law and the distance education classroom.  Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2005. 

       Call Number:  KF4209.E38 L57 2005.

 Plagiarism:

       QUICK TIPS:

• LCSC Librarians can help you track down sources that students may have plagiarized from our electronic databases or from the Web.

• Use current topics for assigned research papers, as most papers students can buy online are old.

• Require students to turn in outlines before the paper is due or to prepare annotated bibliographies.

• Require students to turn in a copy of the articles they used in writing their papers.

• Talk about plagiarism with your students.  Refer them to the Information Literacy Module, "Avoiding Plagiarism."

Here are links to some Web Sites that can provide more information and ideas:

Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism in the 21st Century : An Epidemic and Opportunity : Powerpoint slides from the LCSC Faculty "Thinking Through Lunch," January 31, 2008.

Plagiarism Prevention hand-out : Strategies outlined in Mary Flores' presentation at the above-mentioned "Thinking Through Lunch"

Deterring Plagiarism in Higher Education: A bibliography of books, articles, and websites on plagiarism, copyright, and paper mills.  Maintained by the Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development, Oxford Brookes University, UK, to support Jude Carroll's book, Handbook for Deterring Plagiarism in Higher Education.  [Thanks to Brian Christenson for recommending this site!]

Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism : The WPA Statement on Best Practices: From the Council of Writing Program Administrators, this statement includes a list of some causes of plagiarism, proposes shared responsibilities for addressing the problem, and suggests "a set of practices that can significantly reduce the likelihood of plagiarism."  [Thanks to Mary Flores for recommending this site!]

Electronic Plagiarism Seminar:  This very comprehensive site was developed by Gretchen Pearson, the Public Services Librarian at Le Moyne College in Syracuse.  It includes tips for faculty on preventing and detecting plagiarism, links to paper mills, and links to plagiarism detection sites.

Plagiarism Bibliography:  Compiled by Lynne Bidwell, LCSC Library, Electronic Resources Librarian.  Includes LCSC Library books, media, and full-text journal articles.

Research Resources:  Tips for students and instructors from Plagiarism.org.  This organization is affiliated with Turnitin.com, a fee-based service that has a plagiarism detection service.