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In an age of connected learning, navigating the copyright landscape can be challenging. The following resources may help you as you attempt to answer key copyright questions about content use, re-use, distribution, creation, and more.
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Looking to find out more about copyright, Fair Use, DMCA, and other legislation in this area? This page from the EDUCAUSE Policy office provides a useful overview of IP issues facing higher education. - EDUCAUSE Library: Copyright and IP Policies
Find model campus policies in the EDUCAUSE Library. - Copyright Timeline: A History of Copyright in the United States
This timeline from the Association of Research Libraries is a comprehensive look at the legal evolution of copyright law in the United States. - Copyright Crash Course
From the University of Texas Libraries, this online interactive guide points to copyright’s role in the flow of research and teaching, and helps users understand ownership, management, and sharing of copyrights. - Know Your Copyrights
An online guide from ARL that “looks at copyright from the perspectives of all key academic stakeholders and suggests what each group can do to enhance their copyright practices and advance academic interests. - American University Center for Social Media: Codes of Best Practices in Fair Use
This site features a number of resources related to fair use, including teaching materials, codes of best practices, and other documents. Topics include OpenCourseWare, online video, academic and research libraries, and more. - Orphan Works and Mass Digitization
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Library Items on this Topic
EDUCAUSE Library Items for Copyright
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The CIO Minute: Keith McIntosh
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May 6, 2013
Keith McIntosh explains some of the challenges he encountered on his path to becoming an IT leader. Keith McIntosh explains some of the c…
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8 Lessons Learned from Teaching Online
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May 6, 2013
This video list of insights comes from experts in the field of online teaching. Here is a collection of 8 lessons that might improve your online course! …
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Containing the Security Threat of Mobile Apps in Higher Ed
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May 6, 2013
Key Takeaways Security breaches and data loss become likelier as more students, faculty, and staff bring their own devices to campus. With a growing number of new offeri…
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Up and Away: Open Access in Portugal
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May 6, 2013
Portugal stands out among nations that have embraced open access to scholarly communication because of its early adoption of institutional policies , creation of a network of reposito…
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A State of Flux: Results of a Mobile Device Survey at the University of Florida
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May 6, 2013
Key Takeaways The results of a 2010–2011 survey of mobile device ownership and use are helping the University of Florida make informed decisions today about how best to allocat…
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To Maus or Not to Maus: Technically, That Is the Question
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May 6, 2013
Key Takeaways What should a Maus book owner do when he can't access the multiple copies he owns on all his various devices, including the newest, an iPad ? In …
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Creating Shared Learning Spaces: The North Quad Experience
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May 6, 2013
Key Takeaways The University of Michigan's North Quadrangle Residential and Academic Complex was designed to foster experiential learning opportunities and encourage gro…
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Moving to "Here's What You Requested"
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May 6, 2013
Key Takeaways The transition from a homegrown, stand-alone legacy system to a commercial enterprise resource system revealed the inadequacy of the ERP's standard rep…
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Building a Modern Computing Infrastructure at Princeton University
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May 6, 2013
Key Takeaways Over the past 10 years Princeton University developed and implemented an institutional strategy to support research and administrative computing . Changing econom…
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Ethics, Big Data, and Analytics: A Model for Application
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May 6, 2013
The use of big data and analytics to predict student success presents unique ethical questions for higher education administrators relating to the nature of knowledge; in educatio…
