Resources
List below last updated October 27, 2003
Unless otherwise specified, all materials can be duplicated for use in "course packs" or distribution within the University intranet (password protected from the outside). If you plan to use any of this material for a publication outside of the University, please check the orignal text of the license agreement associated with that material.
- Gold Standard Multimedia - Human Anatomy CD Images
- Netter Presenter
- Albert's Cell Biology
- Elsevier ScienceDirect-largest number of titles we license. authorized
User (AU) may incorporate articles only into Electronic Course packs.
Delete at end of the semester/course. - Dekker-Journal of Asthma - The licensee may incorporate any part of the
licensed materials in course packs and electronic reserve collections
without the prior written permission of the publisher as long as:
1. access is restricted to Authorized Users, and
2. any copies created for the purpose of course Packs or electronic
Reserves, either in print or electronic format, are to be removed and
deleted at the end of the term or semester in which the relevant course ends. - Science-Does not address the issue of course packs or electronic reserves
- Nature and its babies-permits teaching staff to reproduce articles for
courses. Does not specify electronic vs. hard copy. - PNAS-A person who publishes in PNAS may reproduce in hard copy or
electronically only the articles he/she has published in PNAS - Wiley-Authorized users may print multiple copies from licensed electronic
product for course packs. Material cal also be stored in electronic format
in secure data files. - Am. Assn of Cancer Research-does not address the issue of course packs
- NEJM-must get written permission to publish
- AMA-yes, print and electronic permissible. Delete when course over.
- Annual Reviews-specifically says no
- Journal of Clinical Oncology. May NOT do course packs or Electronic
Reserves without prior written permission
A brief history of copyright issues.
- Title 17 Fair Use (1976)
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act (1998)
- TEACH Act (2002)
- RIAA (Spring 2003)
Full Copyright Act Information can be found at Copyright.gov
Independent information from Association of Research Libraries
Davidoff Education Day presentation on Copyright February 1st, 2005
The D. Samuel Gottesman Library has compiled a copyright resource page as of March 1st, 2005.