Copyright Primer

Providing guidance in understanding copyright supports the information literacy needs of our community. One of the information literacy standards of the Association for College and Research Libraries states that “an information literate individual is able to … understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use information ethically and legally” (ACRL, 2010, para. 2).

“Congress shall have the power to . . . promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.” \\