Copyright Information and Guidelines

This guide is designed as an introduction to the copyright information for Brookdale Community College Community. The primary focus of this guide is to provide basic information on the copyright and fair use laws. It also focuses on commonly asked questions about copyrighted materials for library reserve and classroom distribution. For additional information about these and other copyright topics, please click on the appropriate links below.

Copyright Laws

• Copyright Law of 1976, as amended and revised July 2001
• Copyright Basics
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998

Fair Use

• Fair use checklist
• Fair use of copyrighted materials
• Copyright in the library
• CONFU: the conference on fair use
• Code of best practices in fair use for online video

General Information

• Know your copy rights – What you can do: tips for faculty & teaching assistants in higher education
• Know your copy rights (One page chart)
• Using copyrighted works in your teaching – FAQ
• 10 big myths about copyright explained
• Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States
• Using materials from the Internet
• Copyright Renewal Database – Stanford (1950-1992 renewals)
• Copyright clearance center
• Getting permission
• Teaching Copyright
• Bankier Library electronic reserves: guidelines for aculty
• Bankier Library print & multimedia reserves: guideline for faculty

Citation Guides

• Citing your sources: APA style – online
• Citing your sources: MLA style – online
• Electronic reference style manuals
• Guide to citation styles

Reference Materials on Copyright at Bankier Library

• 101 questions about copyright law.
  by Andrew Alpern.
  Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 1999.
  KF2995.A528 1999 
• Commonsense copyright : a guide for educators and librarians.
  by R.S. Talab.
  Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 1999.
  Edition 2nd ed.
  KF2994.T39 1999 
• Copyright plain & simple / by Cheryl Besenjak.
  Franklin Lakes, NJ : Career Press, c2001.
  2nd edition
  KF2995.B47 2001 
• Digital copyright : protecting intellectual property on the Internet … / Jessica Litman.
  by Jessica Littman
  Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2001.
  KF2994.T39 1999 
• Intellectual freedom manual / compiled by the Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association.
  by Office of Intellectual Freedom
  Chicago : American Library Association, 2002.
  6th ed.
  Z711.4.I57 2002 
• The library’s legal answer book / Mary Minow, Tomas A. Lipinski.
  by Mary Minow.
  Chicago : American Library Association, 2003.
  KF4315.M56 2003 

Reference Materials on Distance Education at Bankier Library

• Building a working policy for distance education.
  Connie L. Dillon, Rosa Cintron, editors.
  San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1997.
  LB2328.N473 no. 99