Researcher Responsibilities
Researchers are solely responsible for making fair use determinations, investigating the owner(s) of the copyright and, where necessary, obtaining permission for the intended use.
The library has no legal authority over materials for which a third party holds copyright. Researchers must contact the copyright holder or copyright holder’s estate to request permission if the intended use will exceed fair use.
The library is not authorized to complete formal permission request documentation.
The “Use and Permissions” section of the finding aid will offer more information about the copyright status of specific collections.
Citing sources
Whenever using, quoting, or publishing any materials from the Library’s collections, scholarly conventions require full source citation:
Item description, HS/BL# if available, photographer’s name, Folder/Volume Title, Box Number, Collection Title, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan
