Fair Use Guidelines for Closed Online Classrooms: Library-licensed Content
This guide provides information on how to assess fair use for inclusion of materials in a course that is only available to students enrolled in the course (closed online classroom). It also provides links to helpful resources on open educational resources
Search for Existing Library Licensed Content
This section provides useful links for finding existing library resources that may work as substitutes or partial substitutes for the work you want or usually use for your course, such as ebooks.
- Resources by FormatHere are listed guides for finding materials based on their formats.
- Resources by Format - EbooksAll allow reading the ebook through the browser, and many allow downloading for offline reading or transfer to a mobile device or dedicated ebook reader. Most of our ebooks are PDFs, and thus require no additional software to view.
- VIVA Faculty Textbook PortalThe VIVA Faculty Textbook Portal is a catalog to assist Virginia public college and university faculty in finding and selecting open and affordable textbooks for their courses in one place. The Portal contains over 200,000 titles from VIVA’s shared library collections, open access textbooks, and ebooks available for VIVA to purchase on behalf of public colleges and universities throughout the state.
Still not sure?
Contact your subject librarian if you can't find a suitable library licensed resource for your course. They have subject and database expertise to help you find e-resources for your course.
- Find your Subject ExpertThis page links to the page that will allow you to first find a library guide in your subject area; find the appropriate guide and click on it; on the guide page, there will be a profile image with an "Email Me" link to allow you to contact the subject librarian.