This article provides a collection of annotated citations for online resources of interest to school librarians; the focus is on copyright law, related information, and guidelines. The citations are organized by themes based on common issues. Copyright protects originally created works, including movies, recorded music performances, novels,…

School librarians work with a variety of individuals; the largest groups are usually made up of students (most often K-12, but perhaps also preschoolers), teachers, and administrators. However, it is also possible that school staff, students' parents and guardians, and even the community at large might participate in school library functions and…

Whereas using copyright-protected materials in a self-contained classroom may be within fair use, posting the same materials on a Web page with potential worldwide distribution or using them in distance learning exceeds the fair-use guidelines. This article discusses different classes of public-domain materials: U.S. Government documents; old…