Faculty Teaching Support

There are a variety of agencies that centralize copyright ownership information and facilitate the payment of royalties for the right to reprint or use copyrighted material. This guide from Columbia University Libraries summarizes the various services and provides guidance on when you should contact them.

The Stanford University Libraries maintain this site that includes a consideration of materials in the public domain, such as U.S. government documents, that do not require copyright permission to reproduce.

This US Copyright Office circular provides guidance in avoiding the wrongful use of copyrighted materials by faculty and library staff.