Library Copyright Support
Under the direction of the Office of the General Counsel, and in compliance with Caltech policies, the Caltech Library staff can and will assist faculty, students and staff in the following areas of copyright issues.
In providing these services, it is understood that the individual user is responsible for any infringement. As representatives of Caltech, library staff aim to minimize the Institute's exposure. The Office of the General Counsel is the final authority.
For more information on copyright, please see the Institute's Copyright Tutorial.
- Fair UseLibrary staff will explain the basis for the fair use copyright exemption, and provide advice regarding whether a certain planned use is fair-use or not.
- Classroom Copying and CoursepacksLibrary staff will explain the basis for the ability to copy material for use in the classroom, and will provide advice regarding the need for permission for planned classroom use.
- PermissionsLibrary staff can provide the following services:
(a.) How to phrase a permission request of a copyright-holder.
(b.) What address or contact to use for requesting permission.
(c.) Author’s rights - library staff will advise authors regarding copyright transfer agreements and how such agreements affect access to the scholarly archive. - Registering your CopyrightThe U.S Copyright Office has made it easy for authors to register copyright on their own works. Their website contains a lot of useful information, including what can be copyrighted, a listing of current fees, and updated FAQs and other tips. It also includes an online copyright filing interface. Using this system both lowers your cost for filing copyright and speeds up the registration process.
Online Copyright Tools
Using these educational tools can help educators and others become more comfortable utilizing the limitations and exceptions to the exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder under U.S. Copyright law. By exercising these valuable exceptions, we strengthen copyright’s primary purpose–“to promote the progress of science and useful arts” (U. S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8).
- Section 108 SpinnerHelps determine whether or not a particular reproduction is covered by the exemption known as Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Code, which allows libraries & archives, under certain circumstances, to make reproductions of copyrighted materials without the permission of the copyright holder.
- Exceptions for InstructorsGuides users through the educational exceptions in U.S. copyright law, helping to explain and clarify rights and responsibilities for the performance and display of copyrighted content in traditional, distance and blended educational models.
- Fair Use EvaluatorHelps understand how to determine if the use of a protected work is a “fair use.” It helps users collect, organize, and document the information they may need to support a fair use claim, and provides a time-stamped PDF document for the users’ records.
Journal Analyses for Authors & Reviewers
Caltech Library will provide information to help authors make informed choices when choosing to review, publish or edit journals.
- JCR - Use Journal Citation ReportsAllows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data.
- Journal Cost-Effectiveness DatabaseFind internationally-published journals and rank them by price per article or citation.
- EigenFactorUsed for evaluating the influence of scholarly periodicals and for mapping the structure of academic research.
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