Copyright & Author Rights

Copyright in the Classroom

• Know Your Copy Rights—Using Copyrighted Works in Academic Settings from ARL. Aimed at Faculty and Teaching Assistants, this brochure includes a one-page chart that highlights when various categories of works can be used.
• Copyright & Fair Use resource guide from Stanford University.
• Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the U.S. - copyright duration chart.
• Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet, and the World Wide Web from Univ. of Maryland Univ. College

Author Rights

• SPARC Resources for Authors includes information on the SPARC Author Addendum and the Author Rights brochure.
• Creative Commons tools and licenses for authors.
• RoMeo listing of journal copyright policies.

VCU Information

• VCU Libraries Course Reserves information on copyright for faculty.
• VCU Intellectual Property Policy
• VCU Policy on Research Data from the Office of Research.