Articles are posted online either as Open Access resources or behind publisher paywalls. However, it is common for individuals to freely post articles to academic sharing sites and repositories that infringe on copyright and/or violate licensing agreements with publishers. The library licenses content from publishers under terms that permit certain types of sharing and reuse.
In general, you may reuse articles found online for education purposes in print or in the Canvas LMS, if the following conditions are met:
Many articles, especially news articles, can be found on websites. Be aware that some sites may be behind paywalls and that what you may be seeing may not be openly available to others.
If you require more assistance assess the copyright status and reuse permissions for an online resource, please contact copyright@ontariotechu.ca
If you require more assistance assess the copyright status and reuse permissions for an online resource, please contact copyright@ontariotechu.ca
These popular sites are for-profit platforms, earning revenue from the materials posted to the platform through advertising. Take care to confirm that any material posted on these sites is legally shared by the copyright holder, noting that authors of journal articles often forfeit their copyright under most publishing agreements with journal publishers. In most cases, it is the journal that holds the copyright.
Some common examples of academic social networking sites:
Refer to the library’s licence summary for information included in the catalogue entry for the article. To learn more about how you share articles in your classroom, see the Helpful Links section below.