Permissions

Permissions Overview

The SobekCM system - here powering the University of Florida Digital Collections (UFDC), the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC), and many other digital collections - holds digital resources made from source materials contributed by libraries, archives and museums of the University of Florida and its many partner institutions.

Many of the digital resources were created from public domain materials - that is, materials not protected by copyright. However, in many other cases the materials are still within copyright and the owners have only granted permissions to the University of Florida for Internet Distribution. Moral, cultural heritage, and other rights may be present in addition to copyright. Copyright laws vary by country and type of material, so the information here cannot address the complexity of the law. Users are responsible for respecting all copyright restrictions.

Fair Use is explicitly supported and encouraged for all materials hosted here. As with all uses within Fair Use, proper citation/attribution should be included.

Proper attribution should include sufficient information for someone else to identify and locate the resource (e.g.; title and permanent link) and to identify the source institution (listed in the "citation" tab).

Before using any materials for uses other than those expressly permitted by Fair Use, please contact us.

Fair Use

Unless additional restrictions are noted, copyrighted electronic materials in this collection may be used for research, instruction, and private study under the provisions of Fair Use. Fair Use is a provision of United States Copyright Law (United States Code, Title 17, section 107) which allows limited use of copyrighted materials under certain conditions.

Under Fair Use you may view, print, photocopy, and download images from this site without prior permission, provided that you provide proper attribution of the source on all copies.

For any other use of these electronic materials, including but not limited to display, publication and commercial use, permission of the copyright holder must be obtained.

Attribution of Source

Citations, quotations, and use of images, multi-media or other data in these collections made under Fair Use or with permission of the copyright holder must acknowledge their source.

Proper attribution should include at least:

Title/Name of the resource
URL of the resource (listed in the citation as the permanent link), or the URL of the collection where the resource can be found
Name of the holding institution

Attribution elements may be found in the "Citation" view, available for every item.

For materials in the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC), please include this in the citation:

Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC), http://www.dloc.com

Permission for Use

Users assume all liability for copyright infringement and are advised to contact the Holding Location for copyright information and permission to use the electronic versions. Permission must be obtained for display, publication, commercial use, or any other use of the digital materials in these collections except as allowed under Fair Use.

The Holding Location is noted in the "Citation" view of any item. Exact copyright information can be found by contacting us regarding any item in question.

Public Domain

Bibliographic Records

All bibliographic records are open - the data is fully available for download and use under the terms of Creative Commons CC0.

Florida Geological Survey Publications

All Florida Geological Survey (FGS) Publications are available for use under the terms of Creative Commons CC0.

Clear Restrictions

Users interested in University of Florida Athletic images post 1992 will need to contact the University Athletic Association.

Many publishers and authors have granted Internet Distribution Permissions that restrict commercial and profit uses. For any commerical or profit-based uses, please contact us to research permissions.

Referencing SobekCM

For standardized referencing of collections or materials in SobekCM, please use (and modify as needed) the following text samples for UFDC or dLOC:

UF Digital Collections (UFDC)
The materials and collections are hosted by the University of Florida Digital Collections. The functionalities and features of the UF Digital Collections are supported using the UF‐developed SobekCM software. SobekCM is released as open source software under the GNU GPL license and can be downloaded from the SobekCM Software Download Site: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/software. To learn more about the technologies, please visit the SobekCM page: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/sobekcm.

Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC)
The materials and collections are hosted by the Digital Library of the Caribbean. The functionalities and features of the Digital Library of the Caribbean are supported using the University of Florida‐developed SobekCM software. SobekCM is released as open source software under the GNU GPL license and can be downloaded from the SobekCM Software Download Site: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/software. To learn more about the technologies, please visit the SobekCM page: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/sobekcm.