RIT Libraries can provide information and research assistance on the topics of copyright and fair use. Questions about legal advice and legal recommendations should be directed to RIT’s Office of Legal Affairs.
Reference and Instruction
For copyright and fair use questions related to:
- Textbooks and instruction
- Research
- Citation and plagiarism
Contact your liaison librarian or Sue Mee, susan.mee@rit.edu
Distinctive Collections
For assistance with reproducing objects from RIT Libraries’ distinctive collections, contact:
- RIT Archives Collections: Liz Call, University Archivist, elizabeth.call@rit.edu
- RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection, including the Cary Graphic Design Archive: Amelia Hugill-Fontanel, Associate Curator, ahfwml@rit.edu
Course Reserves
Information about copyright permissions for electronic course reserves can be found here: https://library.rit.edu/course-reserves-electronic-reserve-policy. If you have further questions about copyright and course reserves materials, contact ereswml@rit.edu.
Digital Scholarship
For copyright and fair use questions pertaining to
- Author’s rights
- Self-archiving your published works
- Assistance with evaluating copyright or fair use for digital projects
- Creative Common Licenses
- Open Access publishing
Visit https://library.rit.edu/digital-scholarship/ for more information or contact Frances Andreu, Digital Initiatives Librarian, (fcatwc@rit.edu)
RIT Press
If you are publishing with RIT Press and have copyright questions related to the process, contact the Managing Editor, Molly Cort: mqcwml@rit.edu
Information Delivery Services/Inter-Library Loan
Copyright questions regarding IDS and ILL services can be directed to Morna Hilderbrand, Information Delivery Services Librarian, mbhwml@rit.edu
Other Resources
Trademarks & Patents
For information about Trademarks and Patents, visit the Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office: https://www.rit.edu/research/ipmo/
University Copyright Policy
The official RIT University Copyright Policy can be found here: https://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/policiesmanual/c032