Copyright

You can share the following works on eCentennial and course sites:

• Your own works, including photographs and images
• Works in the public domain or otherwise ineligible for copyright protection
• Works published under an open access model
• Works published by the government of the United States
• Works which you have written permission to post
• Some copyright-protected e-resources licensed through the library—check the database usage terms and learn how to create stable links
• Online content—legitimately posted, no digital locks, no notices prohibiting educational use

You can only share links to the following works on eCentennial and course sites:

• Some copyright-protected e-resources licensed through the library—check the database usage terms and learn how to create stable links
• Online content which cannot be copied and shared with your students—legitimately posted, no digital locks

You can share the following works on eCentennial only:

• Short excerpts of copyrighted works per the Centennial College Fair Dealing Policy for Copyright-Protected Work—making the copies freely available via the internet enables copyright infringement

CLEAR is a is a database of permitted uses for Centennial's subscription resources. Check CLEAR to find out whether you can post an item online, use it in class or add it to a course pack.

CLEAR is also available in Search the Library Collections.  For content from online journals and eBooks, click on "Permitted Uses" to see the copyright permissions.  

Tip:  Different databases have different permissions. For example, if you want to, “post a copy in eCentennial” but the permissions say “No” or “Ask”, you may want to check if that item is available in a different database and check its permissions, or ask the copyright team for assistance.