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FAQ

I have copied material for research I’m doing for a project. Can I donate the copies to a library once I’ve finished with them?

If you have used material for a fair dealing purpose such as for research and study, there is no copyright issue with handing the project incorporating that material over to someone else.

 

In some cases, however, a library might want to take steps to mark the material clearly, so if questioned in the future, it is able to establish the basis on which it came to acquire copies.