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Electronic Resources Guide

This guide provides linking information for electronic resources..

The Davidson College library subscribes to thousands of resources delivered electronically. Most of the E Resources are governed by license agreements that limit the use to specific terms. While licenses vary from publisher to publisher, the general principles are listed on this page.

Our licenses define authorized users as current students, faculty, and staff to access our resources on and off campus.

The misuse and violation of these terms could result in loss of access to the resource for the entire campus. If you have questions regarding the use of specific databases, contact a librarian at library@davidson.edu.

Generally Allowed

  • Viewing, downloading, copying, printing and saving individual articles or chapters
  • Viewing, downloading, copying, printing and saving a copy of search results
  • Using e-resources for scholarly, educational or scientific research, teaching, private study and clinical purposes
  • Uses consistent with the Fair Use provisions of the United States Copyright Act
  • Posting the URL to the publisher’s version of the article on a restricted class website (publisher links will allow only authorized users access)
  • Modifying the resource format in compliance with accessibility laws

Generally Not Allowed

  • Systematic downloading or printing of entire journal issues or volumes, or large portions of other e-resources 
  • Using e-resources for commercial gain is not permitted (i.e. reselling, redistributing or republishing licensed content or using resources for internships and/or outside work not connected with degree requirements)
  • Transmitting, disseminating or otherwise making online content available to unauthorized users (i.e. sending to mailing lists or electronic bulletin boards) is not permitted
  • Posting the publisher's version or PDF of an article to an open website is not permitted
  • Sharing passwords/log-in information with unauthorized users

Davidson College Library Research Guides are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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