Monday, February 22nd marks the beginning of Fair Use Week, a time to celebrate the balance in copyright law that addresses freedom of speech and accelerates advancement in education, the arts, science – you name it!
If you use other people’s work, such as images, and/or create content yourself, fair use is an important aspect of copyright law you should know about. Before you add those images, tables, and figures to your next paper or load those excerpts up on TUSK and Trunk or post that content to your website, consider whether or not copyright law allows it. Fair use may just be the reason you can.
But how do you know?? Never fear, Hirsh Health Sciences Library is here to help! We provide information about fair use, including the factors to weigh when determining if you can reuse a work. You can also send us your specific questions for some guidance on making a decision.
Lastly, join us for a workshop on using images next week. We’ll survey and search image collections licensed by Tufts and in the public domain. We will also discuss options for storage, display, and citing sources. The session will be repeated. Attend in Sackler 510, either on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 4-5pm or Friday, February 26, 2016, 9-10am.
Post contributed by Judy Rabinowitz
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