Contents

1. Access Copyright
2. Library Licenses
3. The Campus Bookstore and the AMS Publishing and Copy Centre

Access Copyright

Access Copyright is a collective that represents a large number of Canadian writers and publishers. This collective is the main licensing body related to the use of print copyrighted works in an educational setting in Canada. Most Canadian universities and colleges – including Queen’s University – have historically maintained a copying agreement with Access Copyright. The Access Copyright agreement gave Queen’s University students and instructors the right to make limited print copies of copyrighted works for an annual fee. The agreement with Access Copyright has never covered the scanning and/or uploading of digital works. 

At Queen's University, the latest agreement expired on 31 December 2010. Access Copyright has filed a proposed tariff - the Post-Secondary Educational Institutions Tariff - with the Copyright Board to take the place of the current agreement, but this proposal involves a process that could take years to resolve. The time period between the expiration of our current agreement and the decision on the proposed tariff is referred to as the "gap period".  

To cover this "gap period", an interim tariff was approved by the Copyright Board of Canada on December 23rd, 2010. Queen's University is currently participating in the interim tariff (Sections A-F) in relation to print copying. However, Queen's University has now opted out of this tariff (as of August 31, 2011) and, in order to comply with the Copyright Act, has released guidelines for all copying by students, staff and/or faculty:

Note: The licence that expired on 31 December 2010 and the interim tariff only applied to print copying that took place on Queen's University campus. Both the Queen's Campus Bookstore and the AMS Publishing and Copy Centre are independent from Queen's and have their own licensing agreements with Access Copyright. For more information, see the Campus Bookstore and the AMS Publishing and Copy Centre section below. 

Library Licenses

Queen's University Library also holds a number of separate licensing agreements with database and e-book providers. Copies of these works must be made according to the terms of the licenses negotiated with the individual publishers and vendors. 

Each one of these licenses is different: Contact the Copyright Advisory Office if you have questions related to the terms of the licensing agreements between the Queen's University Library and a specific database provider. For most of these databases, we recommend providing a link to the material in the library catalogue. 

How do you link to online material in the library collection? The creating course reading lists page includes step-by-step instructions for creating links that work both on and off campus.  

Need help with creating links? Send your course syllabus or reading list to the Copyright Advisory Office and we will add permanent links and send it back to you as soon as possible. 

The Campus Bookstore and the AMS Publishing and Copy Centre

The Campus Bookstore and the AMS Publishing and Copy Centre are the two main providers of print coursepacks at Queen's University. Both of these organizations are independent from the University. This means that, if Queen's does decide to opt out of the Access Copyright tariff after August 31, you will still be able to create print coursepacks through both the Campus Bookstore and AMS Publishing and Copy Centre as they are responsible for their own licensing agreements.  

Print course pack services at Queen's University:

• Campus Bookstore: Custom Courseware
• AMS Publishing & Copy Centre

Creating a course reading list? Remember to consult the creating course reading lists page on the library website before you submit your coursepack to the Campus Bookstore or the AMS Publishing and Copy Centre.