ABSTRACT

Has your university been visited by the RIAA recently? Are you reconsidering your e-reserves because of what you hear in the news? Are patrons asking library staff for advice about copyright issues related to their teaching, research, and learning? The University of Connecticut Libraries faced exactly these concerns in the spring of 2005. Inspired by an influx of questions–many associated with new electronic services at the university–and the rapidly changing legal landscape, the library decided to tackle the issue of copyright head on.