Digitization and Copyright

We have an archive in our Library.

We at [redacted higher ed institution] are considering digitizing our past yearbooks and storing them in an institutional repository which has the option of materials being password

Since the 1970s, Villa Maria College has published an annual anthology of student work called Skald (

Our local public library has started a collection of donated yearbooks from the high school. They requested to receive or purchase new yearbooks as they were published.

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My institution has a small number of documents in our archives related to previous graduate students.

I received a request from a former student of [a local high school] in which her name appears on a yearbook page citing student activities.

Our archive was part of a regional project to initiate, scan, and make available church records from predominantly African American churches within a city.

Is it permissible to make digital copies of choral music that is legally owned by the institution to students in choral and instrumental ensembles?

I've recently come across a situation where people are ripping DVDs they own to a digitized format in Roku. I'm providing the link at the end of this question.