We must learn more about transactionally based and blanket licenses, assess their strengths and weaknesses, and know when to exploit each type to most efficiently promote copyright compliance. If the university is a copyright owner, it must make the permissions process easier for those who wish to use its works as well. Comprehensive access licensing . We also must move quickly to provide support for staff who must negotiate license agreements for initial access to electronic works. If we acquire sufficient access upfront, we should not need additional permissions for the uses we know we'll need to make.
Faculty members create scholarly works by the thousands every day.
This is up to us as institutions and as an educational community. These are our works, made by us for us. In the past, we haven't taken them or their value very seriously. It's time we woke up and smelled the coffee . Summary In short, guidance about fair use is only one of five basic aspects of a comprehensive copyright policy.