Articles:
Butler, Rebecca P. “Social Responsibility: Are They Related? Copyright Versus Plagiarism.” Knowledge Quest 34, no. 2 (November/December 2005): 50.
Butler, Rebecca P. “Social Responsibility: Avoiding Copyright Violations When Using the Internet as an Information Source.” Knowledge Quest 32, no. 3 (January/February 2004): 33-34.
Butler, Rebecca P. “Social Responsibility: Copying Government Maps.” Knowledge Quest 32, no. 5 (May/June 2004) 46-47.
Butler, Rebecca P. “Social Responsibility: Posting Students’ Work to the Web.” Knowledge Quest 33, no. 4 (March/April 2005). This article was a Web Extra and is not in the printed journal, please see the Knowledge Quest archives link below.
Butler, Rebecca P. “Social Responsibility: Intellectual Property Defined.” Knowledge Quest 34, no. 1 (September/October 2005): 41-42.
Butler, Rebecca P. “Social Responsibility: Software Piracy: Don’t Let It Byte You!” Knowledge Quest 31, no. 2 ((November/December 2002) 41-42.
Butler, Rebecca P. “Social Responsibility: Using Parodies for Teaching Purposes.” Knowledge Quest 33, no. 3 (January/February 2005) 56-57.
Butler, Rebecca P. “Social Responsibility: Using Popular Videos in an Educational Setting.” Knowledge Quest 32, no. 1 (September/October 2004): 56-57.
Butler, Rebecca P. “Social Responsibility: Web Page Construction and Copyright Law: How Much Do I Need to Know?” Knowledge Quest 32, no. 4 (March/April 2004): 41-42.
Butler, Rebecca P. “Social Responsibility: Workshop Handouts—Can I Share Them with My Colleagues?” Knowledge Quest 32, no. 2 (November/December 2004): 71-72.
Butler, Rebecca P. “Obtaining Permission to Copy or Perform a Work, Part I, Revised 2006.” Knowledge Quest 35, no. 2 (November/December 2006): 56-58.
Butler, Rebecca P. “Obtaining Permission to Copy or Perform a Work, Part II, Revised 2006.” Knowledge Quest 35, no. 3 (January/February 2007): 48-49.
Butler, Rebecca P. “Obtaining Permission to Copy or Perform a Work, Part III, Revised 2006.” Knowledge Quest 35, no. 5 (May/June 2007): 62-64.
Series of “Social Responsibility” columns explaining copyright issues to the clients of school library media specialists: students, teachers, administrators, parents, and community members. Most of these articles are available online in the Knowledge Quest archives, at http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/kqweb/kqarchives/archives.cfm.
Books:
Bielefield, Arlene and Lawrence Cheeseman. Technology and Copyright Law. 2d ed. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2007. ISBN 1-55570-570-1.
In this updated edition, the authors discuss recent developments in the world of copyright, including legislation and case law. Although it sounds technical, the book also offers guidance for making copyright decisions in real situations.
Butler, Rebecca P. Copyright for Teachers and Librarians. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2004. ISBN 1-55570-500-6.
Introduces copyright concepts and explores copyright applications for K-12 educators. The application section is organized by formats. Flow charts provide an accessible approach to answering questions about fair use.
Crews, Kenneth D. Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators: Creative Strategies and Practical Solutions. 2d ed. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2006. ISBN 0-8389-0906-X.
Attorney, librarian, researcher, and author Kenneth Crews focuses his expertise in this up-to-date reference designed to instruct today’s information providers and educators on the fundamentals of current copyright law.
Fishman, Stephen. The Public Domain: How to Find Copyright Free Writings, Music, Art, and More. 3rd ed. Berkeley, CA: Nolo, 2006. ISBN 1-4133-0454-0.
A useful guide for knowing what is legally in the public domain, covering many areas including written works, art, music, movies, television, photography, computer software, maps, and more.
Russell, Carrie. Complete Copyright: An Everyday Guide for Librarians. Chicago: American Library Association, 2004. ISBN 0-8389-3543-5.
ALA’s copyright specialist Carrie Russel provides a library-oriented approach to copyright. This text has a workbook feel with question and answer sections and spaces for notes in each chapter. Sections of the law are reprinted in the appendix along with fair use guidelines and a selection of important court cases.
Simpson, Carol. Copyright for Schools: A Practical Guide. 4th ed. Worthington, OH: Linworth Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1-58683-192-5.
This book explains fair use; then illustrates copyright law for print materials, audiovisual, multimedia, satellite and distance learning, software and photocopying. It addresses issues of managing copyright in schools, copyright and the Internet, implications for administrators, and the importance of having a copyright policy.
Simpson, Carol. Copyright Catechism: Practical Answers to Everyday School Dilemmas. Worthington, OH: Linworth Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1-58683-202-6.
This book provides practical answers to educators’ questions regarding copyright.
Torrans, Lee Ann. Law for K-12 Libraries and Librarians. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. ISBN 1-15958-036-6.
Five chapters of this book provide technical and detailed legal information about copyright for educators.
Online:
ALA Washington Office Blog
www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch
This is a source for the latest news. Select copyright from the category list (right side of page).
Copyright Advisory Network
http://www.librarycopyright.net/
A project of the Office for Information Technology Policy within ALA, this site provides librarians a venue to discuss copyright questions, and seek advice or feedback from other librarians or copyright specialists.
United States Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov/
Find official forms and publications related to copyright here, as well as searching for copyright records, and other official information.