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Copyright Policies and Procedures

Copyright policies and procedures are guided by the following:

• Title 17- US Government Copyright Office

• SPU Faculty Handbook (look under “Copyrightable Materials”)

• SPU Adjunct Faculty Handbook

• Questions and Answers on Copyright for the Campus Community

Published by the National Association of College Stores, Inc. and the Association of American Publishers

• University of Washington: Copyright Information for Educators

University of Washington Libraries

Copyright Frequently Asked Questions and other resources

• Stanford University FAQ

• Babson College FAQ

• "When You Cannot Get Permission :  Dealing With the 'Dead End' of a Copyright Quest"   by Kenneth D. Crews, Purdue University

• The Digital Dilemma: Intellectual Property in the Information Age

National Academies Press (publishing arm of the National Academy)

• Blackboard - Copyright, Fair Use, & Educational Multimedia FAQ

  Tips sheet from Blackboard: contatins general information on using

copyrighted information in a Blackboard course (see below for SPU copyright guidelines and electronic documents)

• To find books in the SPU Library about copyright, click here

For copyright assistance at SPU, contact the following departments:

• Copying printed materials: SPU Central Copying Services

• Placing copies on Blackboard: Instructional Technology Services (ITS)

• Placing copies on Library Reserve: Library Reserves

Documents used electronically will have the following copyright guidelines attached to acknowledge compliance of copyright law:

• Copyright guidelines document (word document)

rev. 01/25/2008