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Copyright for Library resources

A guide to assist staff and students with the lawful use of copyrighted library resources at the University of Sunderland Libraries

Educational Licences

Several blanket licences have been negotiated for the UK Education sector. These licences offer educational establishments the ability to legally copy a range of resources within clear limits, set out by the licence terms and conditions. These limits are often substantially more the amounts permitted under fair dealing. Most of the copying done in the course of teaching and learning will be covered by one of the blanket educational licences we hold for the University of Sunderland.

The University of Sunderland currently holds the following educational licences that enable us to legally copy and share our library resources with our students for the purpose of teaching and learning. Read on to find further details about each licence and what it provides.

**Licenses held by The University of Sunderland**
Licence	What can you do with it?	Further information	Link to Licence Documents
The Copyright Licensing Agency Higher Education (CLAHE) Licence	Photocopy or scan limited sections of works held by the University library for educational purposes.	This is the main licence that affects day to day copying at the library. The licence enables nominated staff within the library digitization team to make copies of book chapters and journal articles which can then be made available electronically via Library Reading Lists. Find out how to make a request from our dedicated digitization service guide.	https://www.cla.co.uk/licence-documents/higher-education-licence-documents/
The NLA Licence	photocopy articles from some national and regional newspapers.	NLA and CLA are separate copyright licensing organisations. Newspaper Licencing Agency (NLA) manages the licensing of copyrighted material from newspapers, selected magazines and media sites in print and digital. While NLA and CLA are both copyright licenses, and CLA acts as the exclusive agent for all of NLA’s UK education licensing, they cover different repertoires of copyrighted material.	https://www.cla.co.uk/licence-documents/nla-education-establishment-licence-documents/
The Educational Recording Agency (ERA)	Make recordings from some UK TV and radio broadcasts for the purpose of teaching and learning.	On behalf of its Members, ERA operates a Licensing Scheme for the educational use of television and radio broadcasts. Uniquely serving the UK education sector, ERA is one of a range of collecting societies which help copyright owners and performers derive an income from the licensed use of their literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. The ERA Licence enables staff and students of the university to use recordings of TV and radio broadcasts in teaching/study/research using university Box of Broadcasts access.	https://era.org.uk/schedule-to-the-era-licence/

**Creative Commons Licences**
Creative Commons	Creative Commons (CC) is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to developing practical solutions, and advocating for better open sharing of knowledge and culture that serves the public interest. They help overcome legal obstacles to the sharing of knowledge and creativity through the provision of a suite of creative commons licencing options. You may wish to use content that is licenced with Creative Commons in your teaching or you may wish to utilise the Creative Commons licence to protect and share your own research. See the Creative Commons website for more information.