Copyright and Fair Use Resource Center

Interpretation copyright law and fair use is complex. Library and Information Services (LIS) intends to respect the provisions of the Fair Use Guideline of the U.S. Copyright Law, and the TEACH Act.     

1. LIS complies with all licenses and contractual agreements. Library resources are subject to copyright law, which must be respected.
2. LIS staff supports continuous learning.  We are here to help you learn about and honor the law while using copyrighted materials for education and research.
3. LIS staff is available for questions and guidance. Stop by, call, or email us (askLIS@mitchell.edu)

Adapted in part from the Connecticut College LIS Copyright Policy Statement for use at Mitchell College.

Before assessing Fair Use, it is important to understand a few copyright basics. Links to more information can be found below.
adapted from Columbia University Libraries' Copyright Quick Guide

According to iLibrarian:  "A project of Duke University’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain, Tales from the Public Domain: Bound by Law? presents the ins-and-outs of public domain, fair use, and copyright law in an easy-to-understand format. This 70-page, masterfully illustrated and incredibly detailed comic book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license, and offers free digital versions for download as well as makes individual pages accessible for remixing. If you’re interested in learning more about intellectual property law in an increasingly digitized and mashed-up culture, or you’re on the lookout for instructional materials, you’ll want to check this one out."