Useful references
ILDS and copyright in the NHS guidanceUseful references about copyright.
CLA Licence Plus for the NHS in England.
The CLA Check Permissions tool (select Public Sector Licence).
Guidance on the changes to copyright law, made in 2014.
The NHS Copyright First Responders maintain information for healthcare library staff.
Other recommended sites
- Copyrightuser.org - ‘an independent online resource aimed at making UK Copyright Law accessible to creators, media professionals, entrepreneurs, students, and members of the public’
- Copyright Literacy - maintained by Jane Secker and Chris Morrison with a mission to ‘make learning about copyright fun, engaging and empowering’
- A summary about how long copyright lasts, including a flow chart
- Guidance on Orphan Works, including how to get permission to copy a creative work for which the right holder(s) cannot be found
- Information about Creative Commons licences, increasingly used to encourage sharing whilst also acknowledging copyright owners
- Information about the Open Government Licence, encouraged for public sector information
- LACA, the UK Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance
Page last reviewed: 20 November 2023