The Queen's University Library licenses many electronic resources for its staff, faculty, and current students including indexes, databases, e-journals, and e-books. Access to these resources is governed by contractual agreements (license agreements) with resource providers. The agreements stipulate that access to the resource is restricted to current students, faculty and staff of Queen's University. Use of these resources is for educational and research purposes only and not for commercial purposes.
Please remember that violations of our license terms by anyone can result in the loss of access to that resource for the entire university community. If you are unsure about what you can do with a particular resource, check the permitted uses for that resource in our license database.
| Usually OK | Usually not OK |
|---|---|
| Use by "walk-in" users not affiliated with Queen's University |
Remote use for those who are not students, faculty or staff of Queen's University |
| Making a limited number of print or electronic copies for your personal use | Excessive printing or downloading (e.g. whole journal issues, whole books) |
| Using licensed material for research, instruction, and educational purposes | Commercial use, selling or distributing licensed material |
| Sharing an article with Queen's faculty, staff and students | Sharing material with others not affiliated with Queen's University |
| Posting persistent links to licensed material |
Posting actual content or articles to web sites or listservs |