Information for Students

• Citing sources and avoiding plagiarism: documentation guidelines from Duke University
• Acceptable use of licensed resources 
• UIC policy on sharing copyrighted works

Information for Instructors

Library Service and Resource Guidelines

• Copyright guidelines for Course Reserves
• Acceptable use of licensed resources 

Fair Use

• Fair Use Checklist: tool to help educators decide whether permission is necessary when using copyrighted works
• Know Your Copy Rights (PDF) from the Association for Research Libraries
• Stanford University's Copyright and Fair Use Web site: one of the best academic copyright and fair use Web sites

More Resources

• Copyright podcasts: series of talks on copyright and fair use from Kenneth Crews, Director of the Copyright Advisory Office at Columbia University
• Crash Course in Copyright: tutorial on copyright and fair use from the University of Texas at Austin
• Guide to Obtaining Copyright Permission from the Columbia University Copyright Advisory Office
• Scholarly Communications Toolkit: flow charts, forms and notices to insure compliance with copyright law, the Digital Millennium Communications Act and the Teach Act.
• U.S. Copyright Office

Publication Permissions and Image Use

Use of works in the Library's digital collections, special collections, and images from UIC photo services varies according to ownership of copyright.

• Request permission to publish and use works from the Library's collections and photo services