If you plan to use primary source materials from Duke University in any of the following works, you may need to obtain permission from the Rubenstein Library as well as the copyright holder (author or creator of the work or agent of that creator).

• publication (book, article, newspaper, etc.)
• web site
• film or television show
• exhibition
• performance
• presentation

Citations

In all uses of materials, including research papers, you must use a proper citation. Correct citations enable other scholars (and even yourself!) to locate the source material for further research as well as allowing verification of your quotations. Please use the following elements when citing materials from the Rubenstein Library’s manuscript collections:

[description of item], [name of collection], David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University

You may also wish to include box numbers or folder titles where appropriate.

Please refer to the Duke Libraries Guide to Citing Sources for information about specific formats.

Copyright & Fair Use

If the materials you wish to use are under copyright protection, you will need to contact the copyright holder to request permission to use them. Please note that the Rubenstein Library holds the copyright for only a small percentage of the copyrighted materials it owns. Library staff are unable to assist with obtaining copyright permissions that it does not own. It is the researcher’s responsibility to determine the copyright status of the materials they wish to use and pursue permission.

More copyright information:

• Fair use and copyright in teaching
• Digital Copyright Slider
• Copyright term and the public domain
• Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center

Permission from the Rubenstein Library

For some uses of images or other materials, it may be necessary to obtain a contract for permission for non-exclusive rights from the Rubenstein Library. If the use is commercial in nature, a fee may be assessed. For information about commercial and non-commercial use of materials, please contact research services staff.

Obtaining Reproductions

For information about obtaining high resolution scans of materials for publication and prices for reproduction services, visit our Reproduction Services page.