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Keep in mind that Juvenile non-fiction is not separated from the Adult non-fiction.
When you are doing research, make sure that you search in the reference area as well; these books cannot be checked out like the general collection can, but there is a lot of valuable information available. Some reference books you might look at might include
Your library may not have all these titles, but other resources may be available — when in doubt, just ask a Library staff member or e-mail the Reference Librarians at ask@pamunkeylibrary.org.
3. What are some good internet sites about this topic?
If you are interested in issues on the the subject of copyright, you may want to find information using our databases , available at each of our branch libraries and at your work, home, or school.
There are a variety of excellent resources on copyright available through the Internet, including the following sites: The Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF) Teaching Copyright curriculum was created to help teachers present the laws surrounding digital rights in a balanced way. Lessons and ideas are provided for opening up classroom discussion and guiding students toward an understanding of the boundaries of copyright law. Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons licenses, which allow creators to communicate which rights they reserve, and which rights they waive for the benefit of recipients or other creators. This tool helps you determine if a work is exempted under Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Section 108 allows libraries and archives (and their users) to make reproductions of copyrighted materials without permission of the copyright holder. The Digital Copyright Slider was developed by the American Library Association as an easy reference to find out whether a work is protected by copyright. Set the arrow on the date of the work’s publication to find out whether the work is in the public domain, whether it was registered when copyright registration was required before 1989, and where to find more information about tracking down copyright owners to request permission. The Fair Use Evaluator is an online tool that can help youunderstand how to determine if the use of a protected work is a "fair use." It helps you collect, organize, and document the information you may need to support a fair use claim, and provides a time-stamped PDF document for the your records. The Exceptions for Instructors eTool The Exceptions for Instructors eTool guides you through the educational exceptions in U.S. copyright law, helping to explain and clarify rights and responsibilities for the performance and display of copyrighted content in traditional, distance and blended educational models. The Catalog of Copyright Entries This page from the University of Pennsylvania provides information on The Catalog of Copyright Entries, published by the US Copyright Office, which contains a list of all copyright registrations received. This information can be used to see whether a copyright has been registered or renewed and/or find out who registered a copyright and what the copyright covers.
Now that I Know More about Copyright, Show Me the Goodies! So once you have a handle on what is and isn't covered under copyright, how do you find works you can use? Here's a handy list to get you started.
Music Sheet Music/Scores Gutenberg:The Sheet Music Project Public domain sheet music, digitized by Project Gutenberg volunteers, using a variety of techniques, to enable study and performance. Most available musical pieces are chamber music, by composers such as Brahms and Beethoven. International Music Score Library Project A public domain sheet music library featuring original scores scanned to PDF. The Mutopia Project offers free downloads of sheet music editions of classical music, also digitized by volunteers. These are based on editions in the public domain and include works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Handel, Mozart, and many others. Free online streaming music These sites let listeners stream music over the Internet, usually for free, instead of downloading it to their computers. Some of the sites don't always give consumers song-by-song choices of what they're listening to. Users create their own radio stations simply by typing in the name of an artist or song. Music that stylistically or thematically matches that choice is added to a streaming playlist. Pandora pays royalties to musicians and record companies. The former social network juggernaut now is known mostly for its music site, where bands blog, promote new albums and often offer up full versions of some of their songs for users to play on demand. Observers look for the music aspect of MySpace to make or break the original site, which is being eclipsed by Facebook and Twitter. Social music Concerts are a social experience, so why not online music? These sites combine elements of online social networking with trends like mixtape trading of the 1980s and our inner desires to be everyone's favorite DJ. Blip.fm turns its users into micro-blogging DJs. Blip fans post songs they're listening to and make comments along the way in a Twitter-like fashion. Site users can tune into anyone's radio station to learn about new music and to keep tabs on friends' moods. The site also integrates well with social networks like Twitter, where you can fill your Twitter feed with the latest tunes. Imeem combines social networking with music discovery. Users can stream music from the site for free and can easily share tracks with their friends. It's essentially the digital revival of the mixtape -- make a playlist and send it to your friends online. No dual tape deck required. Other takes The Hype Machine offers a new take on the radio station. The site looks for song files posted to music blogs, then stitches together the week's coolest tracks in a single feed. The free service is best for the indie crowd or those looking for something new.
Images Gimp-Savvy.com provides high-level educational and practical resources, including this archive of over 15,000 copyright-free photos and images in an easy to browse format, for the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), the premiere open-source image editing and painting program. Twenty-seven private and public institutions from all over the world make works available with "no known copyright restrictions."
Moving Pictures Free Movies in the Public Domain - publicdomainmovies.info This blog draws from federal and non-profit sources for daily posts of U.S. government video, feature films, documentaries, and more. National Archives and Records Administration - Motion Picture, Sound and Video Unit NARA has an extensive collection of films created for and produced by the U.S. government that are in the public domain, including military films, educational, and documentary films (1915-1976). NARA also has gift materials from private sources, such as Universal Newsreel releases and outtakes (1929-67). You can search some of their holdings using the ARC online catalog. For further information, contact NARA.
Multimedia Like a library in real space, The Archive provides everyone free access to movies, music, audio, archived web sites, and texts. Some of the things you’ll find in the Internet Archive’s searchable catalog include full-length public domain feature films, independently produced songs & albums, speeches, classroom films, radio shows, vintage & rare books, student films, and more. Wikipedia's List of Public Domain Resources Wikipedia's content related to popular culture is extensive, which may account for some interesting resources related to public domain.
Books and Audiobooks LibriVox - librivox.org/ LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain in mp3 and ogg formats and read by volunteers. Find a book you want using LibriVox’s searchable catalog and then download the entire book or portions of the book. LibroVox also has podcasts you can stream or download. LoudLit - www.loudlit.org Loudlit.org offers free audio downloads of books in the public domain. Loudlit allows you to download the audio books or listen to a high quality streamed version in your browser. Additionally, Loudlit prints the book in your browser so you can follow along as you listen without downloading anything. Project Gutenberg - www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page Project Gutenberg is the “first producer of free electronic books (ebooks)” and has been producing ebooks for over 35 years. Books are available as texts in HTML, plain text, and Plucker (palm organizer and smartphone compatible) formats or sound files in avi, speex, mp3, iTunes, and ogg formats. Project Gutenberg has a searchable catalog of over 20,000 books in many languages.
Search all of the online resources mentioned above with our new Google search engine.
You may also want to check out the resources at the Internet Public Library. These websites will provide you with reliable information.
As always, please feel free to ask a library staff member, or email us at Ask a Librarian!
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compiled by the PRL Reference and Training Department (2009)
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