Rotherham Libraries & Neighbourhood Hubs ICT Acceptable Use Policy 2023
Downloading and Copyright Issues
You can download material from the internet in accordance with copyright restrictions: under UK law copyright material sent over the internet or stored on web servers will generally be protected in the same way as material in other media.
You should not use our facilities to copy and alter material protected by copyright. This includes Birth, Death, Marriage, Adoption and Divorce certificates; passports; official documents from the Home Office, and utility bills.
There are also copyright restrictions relating to the scanning of books, journals and magazines. If you are in any doubt about copyright limitations, ask a member of staff, but you should generally follow these rules:
Scanning a copy of complete works is prohibited
Small extracts can be scanned/copied for the purpose of private study (one chapter, or 5%, whichever is the smaller amount)
Only a single copy of a given page can be made
No more than one article per journal/magazine issue may be copied
