Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
Fairly specific guidelines to making use of media in student and teacher presentations. Includes a good PowerPoint presentation as well.

A Visit to Copyright Bay
This web page represents the author's best attempt to explore "fair use" in the not-for-profit educational setting and present it in an informative and entertaining way. It's meant to be fun.

Fair Use Overview PowerPoint Presentation
"The guidelines seek to provide a roadmap for educators, scholars and students to follow when developing educational multimedia projects using portions of copyrighted works under fair use rather than by seeking permission."

The U.S. Copyright Office
The place that is organized: "To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries." (U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8).

The Copyright Website!
This commercial site endeavors to provide real world, practical and relevant copyright information of interest to infonauts, netsurfers, webspinners, content providers, musicians, appropriationists, activists, infringers, outlaws, and law abiding citizens.
 
 

Resources for Writing Reports and Research Papers
 

Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format
Guidelines for students wondering how to cite printed and electronic sources in your reports. (Provided by Purdue University, based on  the fifth edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (1999).) See the following sections for specific uses:

"Your Works Cited List" (List at the end of the report.)

A Guide for Writing Research Papers
Very helpful guidelines, well organized and easy to use. See also the following links, which are excellent:

Preparing a "Works Cited" Section  (Referencing your sources used.)
A Sample Works Cited Page  (Check here for an example.)
Principles of Composition  (Writing process, structure, patterns.)
Guide to Grammar and Writing  (Sentences, paragraphs, essays.)
Forms of Communication  (Examples of MLA reports, letters, memos.)

 

Online Writing Lab Handouts
A series of brief and to the point sheets that serve to guide and remind writers of guidelines for the best style and most effecive writing. From the Purdue University Online Writing Lab, where many more guides and handouts are available.

Writing Research Papers: A Step-by-Step Procedure
Help getting organized and other help you will need writing your report or research paper, from the Online Writing Lab of Purdue University.

Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation
Do you wonder if you are using the proper grammar? If so, this is a helpful place to visit. The Table of Contents will guide you to proper use of English grammar. This resource is nicely organized and easy to access by parts of speech. Another handout from the OWL at Purdue University.

Online Resources for Writers
From the University of Maine, a fine collection of resources for writers. Take a look before you start writing your paper or report, and see what is available. Be sure to see their Grammar Slammer!
 
 
 

 
Librarian's Guide to the Best Information on the Net
Need some information for a research paper, or maybe just some place to go to get ideas? Here is the place to look!