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Reference and Instruction
For copyright and fair use questions related to:
- Textbooks and instruction
- Research
- Citation and plagiarism
Contact your liaison librarian or Library Help, libraryhelp@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