Fair Use Code Issued by Association of Research Libraries

A recurring question for students, faculty, and librarians is what use they can legally make of text, music, pictures, or video without violating copyright.  We have a new resource to draw on in grappling with that question with the release yesterday of the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries, issued by the Association of Research Libraries.

A product of two years of interviews and discussions, and developed in conjunction with the Center for Social Media and the Washington College of Law at Washington University, this Code is expected to be of considerable assistance to libraries when faced with the conflicting claims of copyright holders and researchers.  Further guidance can be found in FAQs aimed at Professors and Students.

Electronic Reserves Available

Access to E-Res, electronic reserves has been restored!  Thank you for your patience regarding the outage yesterday (1/24).

Questions about electronic reserves?  Reference librarians are available to help you access your resources (x5402).  Interested in using electronic reserves? Direct your electronic reserves requests and questions to the E-Res manager and Head of circulation (x5400)

Electronic Reserves Unavailable

We are currently experiencing problems with the library's electronic reserves (E-Res) server; as a result items on electronic reserves are temporarily unavailable. 

Thank you for your patience. A help ticket has been submitted to IT and we are hoping for the problem to be resolved quickly.

Library Hours Update: MLK Holiday

In observance of AshlandUniversity's Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday break, library hours are as follows:

• Friday, January13th - Close 5:00 pm
• Saturday, January 14th - Closed
• Sunday, January 15th - Closed
• Monday, January 16th - Open 6 pm to 11 pm

A complete listing of library hours updates is posted on the library website.

Library Hours: Spring 2012

Welcome back to campus! AU Library's spring hours schedule begins Monday, January 9th. Exceptions to regular operating hours, including holidays, are detailed on the Library Hours & Updates page and will be posted on this blog.

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Scopus Maintenance

The Scopus database will be unavailable Saturday, January 7th, from 7:30 a.m. to about 8:30 p.m. EST because of scheduled maintenance.