One way to address this concern is to use the Adobe .pdf file format which provides an image of the original document or file that can be viewed on the screen or printed. But this file type does not allow you to capture the ASCII text to a word processor. This file format is analogous to a xerox copy that lets you see it, but not modify it from its original form. This file format is also useful for providing exact replicas of files or pages with all the original page formatting and fonts intact and not subject to the limitations of HTML. The disadvantage of this format is that it requires a special browser plugin or program to read the files, the Adobe Acrobat Reader. The reader requires a fast computer and a printer well-endowed with memory to be effective. You can view examples of .pdf files in the Electronic Reserves pages. You'll need to enter your SAGE user name and password to access the files.

Discuss this matter with your students before publishing their work on the web. In addition, make arrangements before linking the material online as to who has the right to publish (even if only on the web), maintain, and modify the pages.

• Association of Research Libraries Copyright Page
• Basic Principles for Managing Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment
• Copyright and the World Wide Web
• Copyright Clearance Center
• The Copyright Website
• Electronic Publishing and Scholarly Communication on the Internet
• Intellectual Property and the National Information Infrastructure
• Intellectual Property on the Internet: Copyright and Trademark Law in Cyberspace
• Intellectual Property Protection
• NINCH Fair Use Education site
• Stanford University Libraries: Copyright and Fair Use
• United States. Copyright Office