The University of Texas System campuses have adopted the Copyright Clearance Center’s Annual Academic License (CCC Annual) for the academic year 2009-2010.
Each campus currently relies on a combination of library-licensed materials, materials whose owners make them available freely over the Internet, and fair use.
The CCC Annual adds to that body of materials (and the rights to use them) the ability to copy and distribute materials owned by the Annual’s publisher participants, through online course management systems such as Blackboard, through electronic reserve systems in campus libraries, and through electronic and paper coursepacks, created both on and off campus.
This agreement covers the rights to make copies for distribution to students through course management systems, e-reserves, and coursepacks, for which permissions would normally be required. It does not cover Interlibrary Loan, or emailing an article to a colleague or client off campus. Those rights will continue to be addressed in the license agreements we sign with each of our publishers.
The University of Texas Office of General Council has created a Web site that addresses the Copyright Clearance Center Annual License, including a copy of their formal presentation, the most recent publishers list, an FAQ section, and a copy of the license itself.