Copyright Policy

The copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringment. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. Clark College is legally obliged to pay attention to the copyright law. We are limited to 5 articles from one journal title over the most recent 5 years period. If requests exceed that number, then we try to retrieve the article through a variety of methods.

For more information, see Copyright Resources on the Web.

 

See also, Copyright for Distance Educators, a PowerPoint presentation by Librarian Krista Reichard.