Charlestown High School Library
Copyright Information
Listed below are a number of sites that give information about copyright resources and laws.
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Copyright Resources on the Internet
Comprehensive information on copyright, including guidelines for all aspects of copyright use. -
The Copyright Website
Provides practical and relevant copyright information, particularly as it relates to the Web. -
Intellectual Property in the Information Age: A Classroom Guide to Copyright
This hypertext article is, unlike many copyright articles, very readable and Web savvy. It's a good place to start for understanding copyright and the Web. -
United States Copyright Office
The Copyright Office is a division of the Library of Congress and is responsible for coordinating and regulating all matters relating to copyright in the United States. Everything you always wanted to know about copyright...and more! Plagiarism -
Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers
A site written for teachers by Robert Harris, author of The Plagiarism Handbook . Harris discusses ways for teachers to educate themselves and their students about plagiarism and citation. He also presents strategies for preventing and detecting plagiarism. -
Avoiding Plagiarism
Tips for students (and other writers), assembled by Sharon Williams of Hamilton College. Includes examples of both plagiarism and acceptable paraphrasing. -
Cut-and-Paste Plagiarism: Preventing, Detecting and Tracking Online Plagiarism
Prepared by Lisa Hinchliffe, Library Instruction Coordinator at Illinois State University, this site advises teachers about how to define, prevent, and uncover plagiarism. Note that although the content is current, some of the links are not active.