Instructors who scan and mount their own electronic readings should include a copyright statement at the beginning of each protected document. The library uses the text below:
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproduction of copyrighted material.
Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research. If electronic transmission of reserve materials is used for purposes in excess of what constitutes "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
A proxy prefix should be part of the URL for all of the library's online resources.
Without the proxy prefix, users trying to access the library's online resources from off-campus will not be recognized as part of the Lewis University community.
The proxy prefix is for the Lewis University Library is:
http://ezproxy.lewisu.edu/login?url=
For those who are using Blackboard, used by Lewis University and many other universities, there are special copyright considerations.
You should never post the entirety of a copyrighted work (articles, images, video, audio) on a public website (available to the world) without first asking permission of the copyright holder. You may, however, be able to post an excerpt if it constitutes a fair use or is not an infringement under another exception under copyright law.