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Online Reference Shelf--Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Plagiarism
Plagiarism Court
http://library2.fairfield.edu/instruction/ramona/plugin.html
Online tutorial on how to recognize when you are attributing and citing works correctly in your papers, vs. ending up "stealing another's ideas" for your own.
Preventing Plagiarism
http://www.library.ucla.edu/yrl/referenc/plagiarism.htm
Resources for instructors. This pathfinder includes not only links to selected quality web sites but also books on this important subject.
Plagiarism and Cyber-Plagiarism
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2003/june4/plagiarismcyberplagiarism.htm
Resources for instructors and students.
Copyright and Fair Use http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
The Copyright Primer
http://www-apps.umuc.edu/primer/enter.php
Excellent online tutorial on understanding copyright and when to ask for permission, both for in print and online sources.
Crash Course in Copyright http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm
When Works Pass into Public Domain http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm
Search Copyright Office Records http://www.loc.gov/copyright/search/
USPTO Web Patent Databases http://www.uspto.gov/patft/
Patent Cafe http://www.patentcafe.com/
U.S. Trademark Electronic Search System http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
To search United States Trademarks, click on the link on the top left. It will take you to a database where you can then perform your search
Online Reference Shelf Home Page
This web site was last updated on May 11, 2004.
If you have any questions or want to suggest any additions, please contact
Norman Buchwald, Information Literacy and Technology Librarian.
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