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OAER at Valencia College

This guide provides information on resources that can be used as supplementary course materials.

Links

You can use this link to search across repositories.

The links on this guide may change, if you discover a dead link, please let me know: dramsingh1@valenciacollege.edu 

Copyright

Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution states:

"The Congress shall have power...To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries..."

Copyright Law of the United States

Fair Use

Criteria
Not sure exactly what fair use means? The U.S. Copyright Office outlines the situations and uses that qualify as fair use.

Fair Use Evaluation
Wondering if your use of copyrighted material qualifies as fair use? Use this tool and to help you decide.

Fair Use Checklist
Use this printable sheet to evaluate your use of materials to determine if it is fair use. The list comes from Columbia University.

Understanding Creative Commons Licenses

For more information see the Creative Commons & Copyright LibGuide

CC BY-SA Foter, Creative Commons: free photos for bloggers, http://tinyurl.com/bqef7m4 

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