Copyright for Staff: Introduction

This guide provides College staff with information how to on comply with copyright requirements when developing their teaching and learning materials, whether it is in print or online.

• It is not intended as legal advice, nor is it intended to provide advice on the creation of commercial materials. 
• Its focus is on correct licencing use and use of attributions when using third-party content in an educational environment. 

Additional information can be found in the College policy OM014P Managing Copyright Obligations.

If you need further assistance, please contact the Library.

Image Source: geralt. (2015, July 14). [Copyright symbol icon]. from Pixabay

Complying with copyright attribution can be easy -

just follow three steps.     

• There are really only five main options.  
• Use our flow chart to help you decide.  
• Be sure to comply with any relevant licence restrictions.  

• Combine your licence information with your item information.
• Use the  APA referencing style for your item information.
• See our attribution examples for the correct format.

• You need to provide the attribution at the point where you use the copyright information, for print and online resources, or at least a reference list indicating where the information has been used.