► Overview
Copyright provisions explained
Copyright and fair use requirements.
Impact of open access on libraries.
► Public Access to Research Results
Requirements of public access plans.
Supplemental resources for more information.
Definitions of terms, abbreviations and acronyms used in the Quick Guide.
The Quick Guides in this collection address the following issues of interest to transportation information professionals:
► Introduction to the Quick Guides
► Accessibility and Section 508
► Collection Development and Management
As an American Library Association LibGuide on copyright for libraries notes, “[c]opyright issues are among the most hotly contested issues in the legal and legislative world.” Given the complexity and legal ramifications of copyright, this Quick Guide focuses on providing credible resources for the new transportation librarian or information services provider to gain a better understanding of copyright and its application to the transportation library.
This Quick Guide also addresses a newer publishing model—open access—that gives researchers and other content creators the option to permit freely available public access to their works under copyright law. Finally, federal guidance on developing data management plans that make data from federally funded research publicly available has spawned interest within transportation agencies to develop such plans, though these agencies are, for the most part, not required to adhere to this federal requirement.
The guidance in this Quick Guide is appropriate for DOTs with or without library spaces offering services that require an understanding of copyright provisions.
The Transportation Research and Connectivity pooled fund study, TPF-5(442), is a consortium of state departments of transportation (DOTs) and other partners that supports the coordinated development of transportation libraries as well as research organizations without dedicated libraries. Study focus areas include communication and networking, digitization, research report accessibility, and developing online resource guides and a toolkit for non-librarians.
Source: American Library Association
Copyright for Libraries, American Library Association, 2022.
This resource guide provides essential information to help librarians understand copyright issues.
This Quick Guide was prepared by CTC & Associates LLC for the Transportation Research and Connectivity pooled fund study, TPF-5(442), under the guidance of the following members of the study's technical advisory committee:
This guide is a living document that is intended to be revised and updated to incorporate new resources. To suggest a resource for inclusion, please contact one of the committee members listed above.
Publication date: December 2022.