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Using journal articlesJournal articles sourced from hardcopy publications may be used under the CAL licence subject to licence conditions . Journal articles sourced from online databases such as ScienceDirect or ProQuest must only be used in accordance with the terms and conditions of the relevant licence agreement. Each database licence agreement has its own set of terms and conditions. To find out whether the way in which you wish to use the journal article fits within the scope of the relevant licence, send an enquiry to the Copyright Adviser. To avoid infringing copyright and database licence conditions it is imperative that articles are not digitised and put online, or linked to from an online database, independently of the Library. Contact Readings and Reserve if you wish to put a copy of a journal article online. Frequently Asked Questions1. Can I make a pdf copy of a journal article and put it online for my students on WebCT?If you wish to use journal articles online you must send a request to the Readings and Reserve team in the Library. Readings and Reserve will check the relevant copyright conditions and if the licence permits they will either digitise a copy of the article and make it available online via the Library catalogue (under the CAL Licence ) or they will create a hyperlink to an existing digital edition of the article (subject to the terms of the relevant database licence). Readings and Reserve will supply you with a URL link to the digital version of the article and you can place this link on WebCT. 2. What is an online journal database?Many of the journal articles that you are able to access on the web come from databases that contain multiple journals. These databases are sold to institutional libraries on a subscription basis. The Monash University Library subscribes to over 450 databases, providing Monash with access to over 55,000 titles. You can browse the journal databases here . The subscription agreement between the University and the database publisher sets out the terms and conditions which govern our use of material in the database. 3. Why are there different rules for the same journal article depending on where I sourced it from?Due to the fact that contract law over-rides copyright law in Australia we don't have recourse to provisions of the Copyright Act when using materials that have been purchased or accessed under a licence/contractual agreement such as computer software and journal databases. Our use of these sorts of materials must comply with the terms of the relevant licence agreement. Material that is sourced from a publication which is not governed by a contractual agreement (eg a hardcopy newspaper or journal), may be used under the statutory provisions of the Copyright Act such as the CAL Licence (subject to the terms of the statutory provisions). 4. Can I print out a journal article from an online database to include it in a hardcopy course reader?This depends on the terms and conditions of the relevant licence agreement. To find out whether the relevant licence agreement permits this type of usage, you will need to send an enquiry to the Copyright Adviser. Your enquiry should include the following details:
Send inquiries to the university's Copyright Advisor. |
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