Faculty can use Canvas to provide access to the majority of electronic resources purchased and licensed by the library. Per our license agreements, it is still your responsibility to help protect the copyright of these resources. We recommend that you check links to electronic resources before each quarter in order to identify and fix any broken links.

Note: "Fair Use" guidelines apply specifically to the use of information in a university setting. For additional information, please refer to the University Copyright Policy. Also, the use of Seattle University's electronic resources constitutes acceptance of the University's Acceptable Use of Computing Resources.

Faculty should provide a link to the article instead of downloading the article. Linking is the preferred method because it avoids making a digital copy that could be easily distributed to unauthorized users.   

To minimize broken links in your courses, and to show good effort in protecting copyrighted materials:

• Include the complete citation as well as the source of the article. For example:
  Cherrico, Joel. 2013. "Handmade Grounds At the Local Blend." Ceramics Technical no. 36: 8-11. Art Full Text (H.W. Wilson), EBSCOhost (accessed February 5, 2014).
• Whenever possible, link to the library catalog record -- not the article database. This link is less likely to break in the future, and it also provides multiple sources of the resource when available.
  • In the example article above, instead of linking to EBSCOhost, you would add this link to your course.
  • This link can be found by searching for the resource in our library catalog (the search box on our homepage), clicking it to open the record, and then clicking the Permalink button. Copy this URL to add to your course.
• Only students in the course should have access to the articles.
• After the course is over, the links, articles, etc., should be deleted from the course (they should not be archived with the course).
• On pages that include electronic library resources, you can also add the following statement:
  • Use of Seattle University's electronic library resources is subject to U.S. Copyright Law. Systematic or substantial downloading, printing, and/or electronic dissemination of resource content by the user is prohibited. Access and use is restricted by license agreements to purposes of research, teaching, and private study by current SU faculty, staff, and students; all commercial use is strictly prohibited. Restrictions on other uses may apply.

Please contact us if you have any questions about using electronic resources in your courses.

• Research Services department - Email askalibrarian@seattleu.edu or call (206) 296-6210.
• Email our E-Resources & Discovery Librarian or call (206) 398-4480.

SU's Office of Copyright Compliance can help you get the permissions needed to include "copyrighted material in student course packs, class handouts, or other distributed materials".

Email the Copyright Policy Coordinator or call (206) 296-2308.