Use materials available through our Library, whenever possible
- If recommending/requiring a journal article (e.g., journal club, PBL, lecture), select one preferably from among the 7500+ electronic journals for which the Library holds licenses.
- If recommending/requiring a book chapter, select one preferably from one of the 2500+ electronic books for which the Library holds licenses
- Provide complete citations for any copyrighted materials that the OCED staff lists on the secure course website, accessible by both course faculty and students. For example:
Article: Doe J. (1987). Juvenile diabetes study. JSM 99:120-6.
Book: Doe J & Black S. (Eds.) (2002). Heart Issues. New York: Random House.
Chapter: Buck T. Hypertension in the elderly. (2002). In J Doe & S Black (Eds), Heart Issues (pp. 192-210). New York: Random House.
If materials are not available from our library
- Materials may be placed on Reserve in the library (e.g., 2-3 hard copies of chapters or articles; entire books or journals). A student may then make an individual copy for him/herself of the required/recommended material. (http://library.weill.cornell.edu/Reserves/)
- Fair Use guidelines permit one-time use (scanned or hard copies) of copyrighted materials (http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/policy/Fair_Use_Checklist.pdf) if factors favoring fair use outnumber those weighing against fair use in each of the following categories:
- Purpose of use (e.g., educational better than commercial)
- Nature of copyrighted material (e.g., scientific data better than original creative work, such as a play)
- Amount of material copied (e.g., less than 10% of total work)
- Effect on the market for the original (e.g., must be spontaneous, last-minute, and one-time use)
- Although the guidelines suggest a balance of each of the 4 areas, the “market” factor carries the most weight. Thus, use of copyrighted materials (not linked to the Library) more than once would strongly disfavor Fair Use.
- If scanning or distributing copies of a book chapter (under Fair Use guidelines, above), the title and copyright pages must be included.
NOTE: If, after one-time use of material for which the Library does not have a license, the Library staff will help faculty
- Look into possible purchase of license to use the material.
- Find an alternative source that is already licensed or in public domain.
- Identify how to request and pay for use of copyrighted material.
Preparing PowerPoint Slides/Handouts for Lectures and Presentations
- When searching for digital or print images (including photographs and videos) to include in your PowerPoint slides, visit http://library.weill.cornell.edu/Guides/images.html for a list of resources in the free or government domain, as well as some with limited usage policies.
- In your PowerPoint slides or handouts, give proper attribution, whenever possible, for any figures, tables, or illustrations. For example:
Coronary atheroma with rupture of fibrous cap and occlusive thrombus
(Doe J. JSM 2002;99:1022)
For more information on copyright resources, visit: http://library.weill.cornell.edu/Copyright/
