A Helpful Booklet on the Topic
Questions & Answers on Copyright for the Campus Community by Call Number: KF2995 .Q47 2006ISBN: 1929469829Publication Date: 2006
Permission Process
- Requests for permission to use materials or copy materials are directed to the copyright holder.
- Your request should be submitted promptly to ensure that the copyright holder has sufficient time to respond to your request.
- Requests should be specific in terms of identifying the material, the purpose, the quantity, and if a change in format is needed.
Include the following information:
- Name and address of the educational institution
- Date
- Name and address of the copyright holder
- Title, edition, or volume
- Copyright date
- Author, editor, or translator
- ISBN or ISSN
- Specific pages
- Number of copies
- Course name and number
- Semester and year
- Name of instructor
- Instructor contact information
A Sample Permission Form can be found at: http://www.nacs.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=1bIujHfkRtI%3d&tabid=1652&mid=2141
Linking to Online Articles
If an article is available via a Sawyer Library database, access to the article can be provided to students using a Permanent URL or PURL. By not reproducing the content, there is no need to obtain permission with this method. For more informaiton on creaing PURLs to articles in the Sawyer Library databases, visit: http://suffolk.libguides.com/permanentlinking
Harvard Business Review
The Sawyer Library pays additional license fees to allow for the distribution of articles from the Harvard Business Review to students as a course reading. Therefore, copies of HBR articles obtained from the Business Source Complete database do not require additional permission prior to any Suffolk class use. For more on this specific license, see this blog entry.
Copyright Clearance Center
The Copyright Clearance Center is a service that works to obtain copyright permissions for reproducing scholarly works. They also offer services to assist authors in protecting their own works.
Publisher Sites for Permission
- ElseiverRequires written permission for all reproduction and/or adaptation of its published works.
- Farrar, Straus, & GirouxWhen rights are controlled by Farrar, Straux, and Giroux, application may be made to the Subsidiary Rights Department.
- HarperCollinsWritten permission is required to reprint or reproduce material from HarperCollins Publishers books.
- Lippincott Williams & WilkinsLWW grants permission to re-use quotes, paragraphs, illustrations, and articles from books and journals. All LWWW publications are protected by copyright. Permission to use LWWW material must be secured in writing.
- McGraw-Hill Higher EducationPermission to photocopy or republish excerpts from McGraw-Hill books may be obtained by submitting a written request to the McGraw-Hill Education's Permissions Department.
- Pearson EducationPermission to use any copyrighted content must be in writing and sent to the appropriate person at the Pearson Education company that publishes the work.
- Penguin GroupOnline and written information regarding permissions is provided.
- Taylor & Francis USA Copyright & PermissionsTo reproduce any of material, written permission is required. Be aware that there may be fees involved when material held under copyright is reproduced or translated.
- Thomson LearningFor permission to photocopy or use material electronically you will be directed to the Copyright Clearance Center.
- Wiley Higher EducationTo request permission to use material from a Wiley title you may submit your request in writing, via fax, conventional mail, or online by completing the appropriate form.
Subject Guide
Special Thanks
to Kathryn Dunham who compiled this information initially for her guide at: http://guides.kellogg.edu/copyright.
Suffolk University Bookstore: Course Packs
If you are a faculty member here, one option to cover the fair use of materials for your class is to use the infrastructure provided by the SU Bookstore. Below are two links. For more, contact the bookstore.