Brief Overview
Copyright protection exists from the moment a work is created in a fixed, tangible form of expression. In the United States, copyright law protects the authors of "original works of authorship, including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works."
Fair use is a concept embedded in U.S. law that recognizes that certain uses of copyright-protected works do not require permission from the copyright holder or its agent.
The TEACH Act (The Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act) was signed into law on November 2, 2002. Some of the special copyright requirements of online distance learning are specifically addressed by the TEACH Act.
From: Campus Guide for Copyright Compliance (Copyright Clearance Center)
Web Resources
- Association of Research Libraries (ARL)Code of Best Practices in Fair Use in Academic and Research Libraries, plus many more Fair Use resources.
- Copyright and Fair Use: Academic and Educational PermissionsFrom Stanford University Copyright and Fair Use Website.
- Copyright and Primary SourcesFor Teachers from the Library of Congress.
- Copyright Clearance CenterObtain permission to reproduce copyrighted content, articles and book chapters in your journals, photocopies, coursepacks, library reserves, Websites, and email
- Copyright Clearance Center Campus Guide for Copyright ComplianceDesigned for academic institutions, this guide helps answer questions ranging from basic copyright law to the more complex topics of ILL and e-reserves.
- Copyright Crash CourseFrom the University of Texas.
- Copyright for Librarians: The Essential Handbook (PDF)An online open curriculum on copyright law that was developed jointly with Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society.
- Copyright for the Rest of Us (2011 e-book)An Open Access book covering copyright for education in easy-to-understand language; available under a Creative Commons license.
- Copyright, Fair Use, and EducationFrom Columbia University Libraries/Information Services.
- Creative CommonsCreative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools.
- Distance Education and the TEACH ActFrom the American Library Association.
- Distance Education: The TEACH Act, Fair Use, and CopyrightFrom Columbia University Libraries/Information Services.
- Fair Use in Education and ResearchFrom Columbia University Libraries/Information Services. Includes a link to a Fair Use Checklist.
- Fair Use: Borrowed and Captured MediaFrom Indiana University.
- Posting Copyright Materials OnlineFrom Indiana University.
- Taking the Mystery Out of CopyrightAn interactive tutorial from the Library of Congress.
- TEACH Act Guidelines for Distance EducationFrom Madison Area Technical College. Includes a link to a TEACH Act Distance Education check list.
- U.S. Copyright Office
- Using Content: Course Management SystemsFrom the Copyright Clearence Center.
- Using Content: Digital ContentFrom the Copyright Clearance Center.
- Using Content: Library ReservesFrom the Copyright Clearance Center.
Books @ Mission College Library
Listed below is a selection of books available from Mission College Library. Click on the book's title to see the library catalog record for the book.
The West Valley Mission Library Catalog includes books and media at Mission College and West Valley College. If the book you want to check out is at West Valley, you can request the book be brought to Mission for you to check out. To request a book from West Valley, use the Request button at the top of the page.
If you find a book in our catalog but it is checked out, click the LINK+ button and it automatically searches for the same title. When you request a book via Link+ the material arrives in about four working days. Here is a brief tutorial on using Link+ and requesting a book from a member library.
E-books in ebrary
The following ebooks are available in the ebrary database. The ebrary database has approximately 25,000 e-books that are not listed in the Mission College Library Catalog. To access these books you need to search ebrary. Click on the database title above to begin searching. If you are off-campus, you will be prompted to enter your name and Mission College I.D.
For information regarding accessing, downloading, printing, and emailing e-books, refer to the Mission College E-book Handout.
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