Visual Resources Library collections are made available through Title 17, USC Copyright Act, and may only be used for Sarah Lawrence College non-profit, educational purposes. Educational uses include classroom projection of media, creating class review websites accessible to enrolled students, viewing and sharing images for class assignments and projects, and for purposes for teaching, research, and study at Sarah Lawrence College.
The majority of content in our collections is copyrighted. We do not reproduce or allow to be reproduced content in our collections for any print media or electronic or broadcast media, except for the express educational uses described above.
To learn more about Copyright and Fair Use, use the following guides:
- Can I use that Picture? Flowchart
- Visual Resource Association (VRA): Guide to Copyright and Fair Use
- College Art Association (CAA): Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual Arts
- Library of Congress: Guide to Copyright and Primary Sources
- Artist Right Society (ARS): Copyright, licensing, and monitoring organization for visual artists in the United States
- Sarah Lawrence College, Esther Raushenbush Library: Academic Integrity & Avoiding Plagiarism: Copyright