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Table of Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................1
How This Document Was Created ....................................................2
What This Is ...........................................................................................3
What This Isn’t ......................................................................................3
Copyright and Fair Use ........................................................................5
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and
Research Libraries ....................................................................................11
General Points About the Principles ................................................11
One: Supporting Teaching and Learning with Access to
Library Materials via Digital Technologies ....................................13
Two: Using Selections from Collection Materials to Publicize
a Library’s Activities, or to Create Physical and Virtual
Exhibitions ...........................................................................................15
Three: Digitizing to Preserve At-Risk Items ...................................17
Four: Creating Digital Collections of Archival and Special
Collections Materials .........................................................................19
Five: Reproducing Material for Use by Disabled Students,
Faculty, Staff, and Other Appropriate Users ..................................21
Six: Maintaining the Integrity of Works Deposited in
Institutional Repositories ..................................................................23
Seven: Creating Databases to Facilitate Non Consumptive
Research Uses (Including Search) ...................................................24
Table of Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................1
How This Document Was Created ....................................................2
What This Is ...........................................................................................3
What This Isn’t ......................................................................................3
Copyright and Fair Use ........................................................................5
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and
Research Libraries ....................................................................................11
General Points About the Principles ................................................11
One: Supporting Teaching and Learning with Access to
Library Materials via Digital Technologies ....................................13
Two: Using Selections from Collection Materials to Publicize
a Library’s Activities, or to Create Physical and Virtual
Exhibitions ...........................................................................................15
Three: Digitizing to Preserve At-Risk Items ...................................17
Four: Creating Digital Collections of Archival and Special
Collections Materials .........................................................................19
Five: Reproducing Material for Use by Disabled Students,
Faculty, Staff, and Other Appropriate Users ..................................21
Six: Maintaining the Integrity of Works Deposited in
Institutional Repositories ..................................................................23
Seven: Creating Databases to Facilitate Non Consumptive
Research Uses (Including Search) ...................................................24





































