Recently Asked Questions

We are looking to determine if there is a specific time frame for which email must be held. Can we designate in a policy that email will not be considered original d

We have several VHS tapes that our anthropology professors use in the classroom. Our campus will be phasing out VHS as the players break down.

A law practice in is litigating a case.  They have contacted us asking for all relevant materials.

We’ve recently had some questions regarding the ability to provide access to dissertations, theses, and other cataloged graduate work.  How does the law govern these questions?

At a recent WNYLRC webinar, we discussed the ownership of materials generated by library staff.  Who owns the massive amount of original work generated by an active, engaged lib

Our question concerns the copying of college textbook chapters for students where the required textbook is either backordered by the bookstore day one of semester or where a late

I encountered a situation in which a patron wanted to share an article that I sent to [a not-for-profit organization’s] educational portal.

Our local newspaper of record used to microfilm itself (using a third party vendor) for their own use in their private archives.

We have a request from a patron from another state for scans or photocopies of music scores that we own and that are still under copyright.

The question relates to showing a performance video to a sanctioned college club.