Copyright Basics

Middle School

Copyright and Fair Use

What is “intellectual property?” Ideas and creative works

What is “copyright?” Ideas and creative works in tangible

form (recorded) What is “fair use?”

Special conditions under which I may use copyrighted material

What does it mean to “cite” my sources? Give credit to someone else for their

work

Fair Use Guidelines

Folllow the “fair use” guidelines Know the limits for using

copyrighted material Cite your sources

Researching Take notes by summarizing and

paraphrasing material in your own words

Record bibliographic information (include at least) Title Author Date

Cite sources of specific quotations or visuals

Organize information Use a MLA format to record sources

Citations Provided

Many of the library resources cite for you!Locate the MLA citationCopy and paste

Look for citation in:Destiny Card CatalogBadgerlink ResourcesGrolier Online Encyclopedia

Examples of Works Cited in MLA 7

BooksPrint EncyclopediaMagazine Articles InterviewOnline ArticlesWeb PagesOnline imageMultimedia Presentations

Books: Destiny Cites For YouBook with one author: Author. Title of book. (italics) City of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Print.

Cohen, Daniel. America's Very Own Ghosts. New York: Doubleday, 2011. Print.

Book with two authors: Authors (in the order they are given in the

book). Rest: Same as above.

Smith, Elizabeth and David Wright. Rocks and Minerals. Chicago: Macmillan, 2012. Print.

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Print Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia and other familiar reference books:

Author of article (if available). "Title of article." Title of book. (italics) Date of edition. Print.

Eiselen, Malcolm R. "Franklin, Benjamin." The World Book Encyclopedia. 2010 ed. Print.

Magazine Articles

Article in print: Author (if available). "Title of article." Periodical title  (italics) date: page. Print.

Haverkamp, Beth. "Bad Women and Bandit Queens." American Girl. May 2010: 20-22. Print.

Interview

Interview: Name of person interviewed. Type of interview. Date of interview.

Whitman, Christie. Personal interview. 20 August 2011.

Online ArticlesArticle from an online database: Author. "Title of article." Magazine title (italics) date: page. Name of database. (italics) Publisher of database. (if available). Web. Date of visit. Peterson, Robert W. "Teddy Roosevelt: The

Conservation President." Boys' Life. April 2011: 28. Middle Search. EBSCO Publishing. Web. 12 November 2012.

Web Pages

Author (if known). Title of website. (Italics) Date of site. (if known). Web. Date of visit.

Boritt, Gabor S. War Files.1 September 2012. Web. 3 March 2013.

Online Image

“Name or Description” Title of website. (italics) Date of image. Web. Date of use.

“Family.” Flikr. 1 September 2010. Web. 2 April 2012.

Multimedia Presentation If you use copyrighted materials,

the law requires this message on the opening screen. It may be in small type.

Multimedia limitations

Certain materials are included under the fair use exemption of the U. S. Copyright Law and have been

prepared according to the fair use multimedia guidelines and are restricted from further use.