Database Licenses and Agreements

All electronic products whether online, on CDROM, Laser disk, or in any other format, should be carefully scanned for copyright information, terms or a licensing agreement before incorporating any part of it into a web site or document. For more information, see Yale's Liblicense site Licenses Provided by Publishers.

Copyright Statements from Vassar's Full-Text Subscription Database

These are links for some of the databases Vassar College Library currently subscribes to that lead directly to the copyright, license, fair use, or permissions page.

CD-ROM Databases

Each disk contains copyright information. If you cannot find the copyright or licensing information, ask a Reference Librarian for assistance. The contents of U.S. government CD-ROMs are usually in public domain, but may not be if they were contractually produced.