Licensed Electronic Resources: Responsible Use

• Sharing content such that unauthorized users can access it, e.g. posting an article on publicly accessible web pages, mailing lists, bulletin boards, social media, etc.
   
• Giving your UCInetID and password to unauthorized users, or logging into electronic resources on behalf of unauthorized users. 

Entrepreneurship

Using content in the research phase for a new venture (i.e. a business/organization).

Entrepreneurship

Using content in lieu of the business/organization itself purchasing the content.

Internships & Other Activities
for Academic Credit

Providing deliverables as part of your internship that include minimal excerpts or summaries of content, with proper citations.  

• Remember: Share what you learned, not what you found!

This guidance also applies to students conducting other academic activities, e.g. for-credit consulting. 

Internships & Other Activities
for Academic Credit

Providing content to your employer, in lieu of your employer purchasing the content themselves. Content examples include:

• Vendors' proprietary reports
• Exports of search results
• Lists of companies

This guidance also applies to students conducting other academic activities, e.g. for-credit consulting.  

Career Exploration

Preparing yourself by searching for work opportunities, developing industry knowledge or technical skills, and conducting pre-interview research.

Career Internships or Jobs

Providing content to your employer in lieu of your employer purchasing the content themselves.  Content examples include:

• Vendors' proprietary reports
• Exports of search results
• Lists of companies