custom workshops and training for faculty, staff, and students
updates and Q&As at faculty departmental meetings
Members of the team are available to speak on copyright compliance at departmental meetings and committee meetings. Schedule a workshop or presentation or departmental visit by email.
Copyright Consultation
Provides copyright consultation & support
Our Librarians are available to work one-on-one with the university community to ensure their teaching and instructional materials are copyright compliant.
Send your question or request for a consultation by email.
Rights & Permissions
Provides assistance with course-related copyright permissions for faculty and instructors, including via the Syllabus Service
Starting in September 2019, the Permissions Unit is now supporting the Syllabus Service, making it even easier for instructors to share course readings with students. Learn more here.
Rights & Permissions services include:
Copyright Permissions
Obtaining and tracking course-related copyright permissions and transactional licenses for faculty and instructors
Processing Items in Library Online Course Reserves (LOCR)
Ensures that all requests for copyrighted materials in the Library Online Course Reserves system are processed uniformly according to the requirements and guidelines of the University
Records Management
Maintains records of all permissions and transactional licenses undertaken by the Office
In addition to information on the public domain available on the Copyright at UBC website, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries has published a FAQ on term extension that is available on their website. [Read More]
March 5, 2023 Copyright Term Extension Comes into Force on December 30th, 2022
As of December 30, 2022, the length of the copyright term for every literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic work in Canada was extended from 50 to 70 years past the year of death of the author. [Read More]
February 2, 2023 Fair Dealing Week 2023
This year, to celebrate Fair Dealing Week, the British Columbia Copyright Specialist Consortium and the Alberta Copyright Consortium will be co-hosting two online events during the week of February 27th. [Read More]
