Intellectual Property Guidelines

Copyright

• UCSB Libary's page on Copyright and Fair Use
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Copyright (U.S. Copyright Office)
• Copyright Basics (U.S. Copyright Office)

 

Fair Use

• Fair Use - The Basics (U.S. Copyright Office) (.pdf file)
• Fair Use Issues (Purdue U.)
• Copyright and Fair Use FAQ (Stanford U.)
• Detailed statement from the U.S. Copyright Office on "Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians" (.pdf file)

 

Plagiarism

• Plagiarism is one of the most serious offenses in an academic community.  "Plagiarism is academic theft. It is the use of another’s idea or words without proper attribution or credit. An author’s work is his/her property and should be respected by documentation. Plagiarism from the Internet is no different from traditional plagiarism, and is in fact often far easier to catch with the use of technology available to instructors and administrators" (UCSB Office of Judicial Affairs, "Academic Integrity at UCSB: A Student's Guide").  See the online .pdf version of the guide for a fuller explanation of plagiarism (and other forms of academic dishonesty) as well details about how UCSB handles plariarism cases procedurally: http://judicialaffairs.sa.ucsb.edu/pdf/academicintegflyer.pdf)