CSS Policies
The College of St. Scholastica Copyright Policy	The official CSS copyright policy found in the online Procedures Manual.
The College of St. Scholastical  Intellectual Property Policy	Also found in the online Procedures Manual.
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Fair Use
Fair Use	Tip sheet from the US Copyright Office.
Checklist for Fair Use: Introduction	An introduction to IUPUI's famous Fair Use checklist, which was created to help faculty, librarians, and others in education to determine fair use of an item.  **NOTE: This page will open as a PDF.
Checklist for Fair Use	The checklist created by Copyright Management Center at IUPUI. **NOTE: This page will open as a PDF.
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Determining Copyright Status
Copyright Decision Map	Created by the University of MN, this "map" is an interactive tutorial designed to assist in the  determination of copyright status for an item.
Copyright Crash Course	Created by Georgia Harper, a copyright  laywer for the UT System.  This tutorial was designed to teach faculty copyright basics in the distance environment.
When Works Pass Into the Public Domain	A chart created by Laura N. Gasaway to determine when items have passed into the public domain.  Permission has been granted to make copies without permission.
Copyright Term Limits and the Public Domain in the United States	A chart created by Peter Hirtle, the Intellectual  Property Officer for Cornell University, that will help to determine when items have items have passed into the public domain.  Permission has been "granted for non-educational use, including but not limited to reserves and coursepacks made by for-profit copyshops."
Duration of Copyright	Circular 15a from the U.S. Copyright office.
How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work	Circular 22 from the U.S. Copyright Office.
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Requesting Permission
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)	Contact the library for assistance with obtaining permission.
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Useful Links
U.S. Copyright Office	Useful information regarding copyright.
International Copyright Law	Information regaring copyright law from the American Library Association.
Distance Education and the TEACH Act	Useful information about the TEACH Act from the American Library Association.
Crash Course in Copyright	Created by the University of Texas, this tutorial provides copyright information geared toward specific audiences (faculty, students, administration, and staff) about specific topics.
Electronic Frontier Foundation	A non-profit organization "working to protect your digital rights."
Copyright Law Links	Links to copyright information from FreeStockPhotos.com
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Smithsonian
Smithsonian	Online resources from the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Copyright Information	Use of content from the website
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