Link to full-text articles or ebooks in the Library's databases instead of downloading them to your site. Linking to materials is ordinarily not a violation of copyright.
Link to a resource on the Web rather than posting to your site.
Audio and video files should be streaming files rather than downloadable ones. Streaming limits students' ability to download, copy, or redistribute the material. Whenever possible, link to streaming media licensed by the library.
Images should be captioned and watermarked to prevent copying.
Copyrighted text should be converted to PDF files with Print and Save capabilities disabled to prevent unauthorized duplication.
For each text, provide an acknowledgement of the source, copyright, and publisher.
Do not use/post any more of the copyrighted material than the amount needed to serve your purpose.
Notify students that materials are being made available for teaching, study, and research only.
Use materials in the public domain freely.
Use materials freely if you own the copyright. (exams, syllabi, notes)
If you do post copyrighted materials without securing permission, keep these online for one semester only and restrict access to this material to the students in your class.
