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Acceptable use for online databases (including online journals and online books)
You must comply with the licence conditions that apply to any database
or online resource. You must also comply with the Copyright
Act and any other legal requirements. Licence conditions may
be shown on the database web site. Look for a link called "Acceptable
use", "Conditions of use" or "Copyright".
Licence conditions may also be shown on an article that you save
or print from a database or online journal.
Who can use a library database?
The databases and online resources listed in the library catalogue
and on the library web site may be used by currently enrolled Swinburne
students and staff to support teaching, learning and research at
Swinburne. Some databases may also be used in the campus libraries
by visitors and registered borrowers.
A more limited range of resources is available at offshore
campuses.
How can you use the databases and online journals?
It is usually ok to... |
It is often not ok to... |
- print, save, or email a reasonable number of articles
or a reasonable amount of other information
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- make an excessive number of copies from the same journal
or database
- make multiple copies of the same article to use as class
handouts or in coursepacks
- do any sort of systematic copying such as making a copy
of every article in an issue of an online journal or making
a copy of an entire online book
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- make and use a copy for your personal teaching, learning
and research at Swinburne
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- make a copy for use outside Swinburne
- use a resource for profit or commercial purposes
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- share a copy with other staff and students at Swinburne
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- share a copy with people outside Swinburne
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- make an electronic copy of a database article and post
it online without permission
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These are just examples. In some cases a database or journal licence
may allow you to do more things and in other cases a licence may
be more restrictive. Ask at the library service desk if you need
advice.
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