The updated Use of Copyright-Protected Work Policy has been approved at Sheridan and is now in effect as of January 10, 2019. The policy applies to employees and students at Sheridan.
Under the policy, an employee or student is individually responsible for complying with copyright law and Sheridan licences that are related to copyrighted works. Library and Learning Services offers several copyright resources and services to support employees and students including:
- Copyright Services Guide
- Copyright tutorial for faculty in SLATE
- Consultation with Sam Cheng, Copyright Coordinator, for general information and/or specific copyright issue(s)
- Faculty and/or staff meeting presentation
- Classroom presentation on copyright issues relevant to the course
- Consultation on options available for providing free, digital course readings (e.g. open textbooks) to students
- eCOR (Electronic Course Readings) to help faculty with providing copyright compliant, digital course readings to students
Please contact Sam at copyright@sheridancollege.ca or ext. 2173 if you are interested in scheduling a consultation or obtaining more information about copyright presentations. Any questions related to the Use of Copyright-Protected Work Policy may be sent to Sam. To learn more about eCOR and how to contact the library about this service, please visit the eCOR website.