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C. O. D. Guidelines

The College of DuPage Library provides these guidelines for the C.O.D. community, including faculty, staff, administrators, students, and volunteers, to address the use of copyrighted material. Remember that these are guidelines, not the law itself. You may also wish to refer to the C.O.D. Board Policy and Procedures.

• Getting Started
• Step One: Is the item in the "public domain"?
• Step Two: If not, are there guidelines for specific uses?
  • Classroom Use
  • Non-classroom Use
  • Library Reserves
  • Online Courses / Distance Learning
  • Personal Web pages
  • Multimedia Development
• Step Three: If its not in the public domain and not covered by guidelines?
• Step Four: Getting Permission
• Checklist
• FAQ's

Copyright Home Law Permissions Fair Use Public Domain C.O.D. Guidelines General Guidelines Teach Act Other Resources FAQ's News

The information on this site is intended to inform the faculty, staff and
students at the College of DuPage about copyright and to provide guidelines
for using and creating copyrighted material. The information should not
be considered legal advice.

For more information contact The Library
20 October 2004