May I scan a chapter of a book or a journal article and place it on Blackboard for my students?
Answer
Applying "Fair Use" guidelines allows you to scan a book chapter, selected pages from a book, or a single journal article from an issue for a class. However, it is important to follow the recommended guidelines below:
- The purpose is for educational use (teaching).
- Material scanned is published and relevant to the course.
- Less is best.
- Attach a copyright cover sheet to the scanned document.
- Place the scanned document on Blackboard so only students taking the course have access to the reading.
- Whenever possible, use security features in Blackboard to ensure students cannot download the scanned document.
- Remove the scanned document at the end of the course.
Links & Files
- What is Fair Use? Does it protect me from using Copyrighted Material without permission?
- A faculty member from another institution has asked to use my materials for a course he is teaching. May I share my materials with him?
- What about using Media Files (audio, film, podcasts) in my lecture or presentation?