American Chemical Society
Teaching Chemical Information:
Tips and Techniques
— March 1996 —
Copyright
Why teach?
- Photocopy machine is student’s best friend
- Copyright issues are widely misunderstood/ignored
Teaching points:
- What is copyrighted
- What is “fair use”
- How to obtain permission to use copyrighted materials
Teaching Tools Available:
- “Are You Up to Date On Copyright Issues,” Pamphlet from American Chemical Society, 1995
- “10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained,” WWW at URL: http://www.clari.net/brad/copymyths.html