Copyright at the University Library  

The copyright office is part of Corporate Administration and is responsible for coordinating copyright on campus.  This includes "responsibility for increasing awareness and promoting best practice across campus in relation to copyright". 

The Copyright Coordinator works with the Copyright Advisory Committee.  

For more information, see Corporate Administration's Copyright web page.

Instructors may supply alternative materials to copied course packs. Please consider the following:

1. Use a text book;

2. Place materials on reserve at the libraries;

3. Use copyrighted works through licences other than those provided by Access Copyright (e.g. Creative Commons, Open Access and other licensing agreements managed by the University Library).

4. Use electronic resources that are accessible through existing licenses managed by the University Library; or

5. Submit course packs early for copyright clearance so that any problematic materials can be identified and substituted.

Joint press release. dated April 16, 2012, from Access Copyright and the AUCC: "Access Copyright signs Model License with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada"

Reaction from popular blogs:

• Sam Trosow: Access Copyright and AUCC Agree to “Model License”: But what does it Mean? (April 17, 2012)
  
  
• Ariel Katz:  The Best Possible Outcome for Universities, Really? (April 17, 2012) and The Voice of Canadian Universities? (April 24, 2012)
  
  
• Michael Geist: Other People's Money: Why AUCC Signed the Most Expensive Copyright Insurance Policy in Cdn History (April 24, 2012)

University of Saskatchewan: Copyright

• This web page, produced by the Copyright Coodinator, contains detailed information about copyright on campus including current policies, recent updates and news, as well as FAQs.  If you have questions about copyright on campus, the coordinator's contact information is also listed on this page.

Copyright Protection: Guidelines for Using Materials in Digital Formats (pdf)

• "This document outlines how faculty who want to provide digital reference materials to their students and the staff who support them can do this easily and within the university’s copyright policies and Canadian copyright licensing requirements".

Fair Dealing Guidelines (adopted by the University of Saskatchewan as of July 2011)

• These fair dealing guidelines assists university staff and faculty to interpret sections 29 to 29.2 of the Copyright Act. It covers copying of print or electronic works, but does not apply to audio or video recordings. The guidelines do not apply in the cases where the institution has license agreements with publishers/vendors for access to electronic resources where copying or disseminating copies is restricted.
• Fair Dealing Guidelines - FAQ's (pdf)

Quick Reference Guide for Instructors (pdf)

• includes some important Do's and Do not"s for coursepacks, classroom handouts, Library reserve readings, etc.

 Changing Copyright Access - On Campus News (OCN) article (August 29, 2011)

For more information about copyright as it pertains to specific library's services (ex: interlibrary loan, e-reserves, etc.), please review the tabs above. 

There are also links to additional guides which discuss finding and inserting direct links to licensed library resources as well as using Open Access resources.

As per the Copyright Act, the following are permitted for Educational Institutions in Canada:

• Manually reproducing a work on a dry-erase board, flip chart or blackboard
• Copying  a work to be used to project an image in a classroom (overhead, slide, or PowerPoint slide)  * Note that this does not permit you to upload the presentation to Blackboard or PAWS
• Reproducing material for an examination
• Public performances of a play, sound recording or work communicated by telecommunication at the time of its communication (i.e. a live television show)
• Showing news or news commentary in a classroom for up to a year after production/publication
• Off-air copying of a program for preview purposes only (it must be erased after 30 days) 

If you have questions about using library licensed resources, please contact the liaison librarian in your discipline.

The official Copyright Act

Ariel Katz"s Copyright blog:

Michael Geist's Blog:  Dr. Michael Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law.  He is a well-known expert in the area of copyright law.