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Introduction
Located in Stauffer Library and working closely with Queen's University Legal Counsel, the Copyright Advisory Office is dedicated to educating, supporting, and engaging Queen's faculty, students, researchers, and staff in matters pertaining to copyright, access to knowledge and content, learning, teaching, conducting and disseminating research, and administrative operations.
This page details the guides, services, and resources that are available to assist Queen's researchers with their copyright-related needs.
Copyright Information
The following guides contain information specifically for members of the Queen's University community.
Copyright Information for Researchers
Copyright Information for Students
Copyright Information for Faculty
Copyright Information for Staff
Services for Researchers
This services seeks, obtains, and arranges for the use of copyright-protected content that is beyond the scope of fair dealing, requires authorization from a copyright owner, and requires the payments of licensing fees.
This service is available in person or online to researchers at Queen's University who would like assistance with research projects, license agreements, and other copyright-related needs.
Workshops for faculty, students, researchers, and staff on a variety of copyright-related topics are offered throughout the academic year.
Resources for Researchers
Queen's University's Copyright Compliance and Administrative Policy
This resource provides an overview of fair dealing and the steps for conducting fair dealing assessments.
This resource provides researchers with an overview of copyright considerations for various types, sources, and uses of content.
This resource provides researchers with information about their rights as authors of works and offers support for the publishing process.
This resource provides an overview of the databases and resource platforms that Queen's University Library subscribes to so that faculty, students, researchers, and staff have access to journals, eBooks, streaming medias, etc.
This resource provides an overview of copyright considerations for incorporating copyright-protected works into conference presentations and distributing presentations to conference attendees.
This resource provides an overview of special considerations for the use of Indigenous works of cultural heritage, traditional knowledge, and traditional cultural expression.
This resource provides an overview of copyright considerations and best practices for the use of AI tools and AI-generated content.
This resource provides answers to a variety of frequently asked copyright-related questions.