The Association of Research Libraries has recently released the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries.
The Code addresses such questions as:
- When and how much copyrighted material can be digitized for student use? And should video be treated the same way as print?
- How can libraries’ special collections be made available online?
- Can libraries archive websites for the use of future students and scholars?
Interesting reading (no, really, it is!).
American University’s Center for Social Media has created Fair Use Codes of Best Practices for other communities as well: Online Video; Media Literacy; OpenCourseWare; Documentary Film.