General Usage Guidelines for Electronic Resources

Most of the electronic journals and databases available to the Tufts community are the result of negotiated licenses and agreements between publishers and the Tufts libraries. Members of the Tufts community must make good faith efforts to comply with the licensed terms of these products. Failure to do so can result in individuals' IP addresses being blocked by the publishers from further downloading and result in permanent suspension of the University's access to a particular resource.

TERMS OF USE

As a current member of the Tufts University faculty, staff or student body it is generally acceptable to:

• Make limited print or electronic copies
• Use for the purposes of research, teaching and private study
• Share with other Tufts University faculty, staff and students

Publishers monitor web sites to make sure their materials are not being abused. It is not acceptable to:

• Systematically download large amounts of material (e.g. entire books or journals)
• Use for commercial purposes, re-publish, redistribute or alter content
• Facilitate unauthorized access of non-Tufts users by sharing passwords, etc.
• Remove, alter or obscure the copyright notice

Some licenses may contain additional terms. Patrons are encouraged to look for the "Terms of use" link found at many resources for more specific information. Patrons are also urged to be familiar with the Tufts Fair Use policy.