AAC&U Permissions Policies

AAC&U charges permissions fees for reproducing many, but not all, of its publications. Fees are calculated at $.05 per page per copy for small requests; flat fees are available for larger requests. Electronic reproduction of AAC&U publications generally is prohibited.

Obtaining Permission

Requests for permission to reproduce an article from an AAC&U periodical in a coursepack or book, or for any use outside of a member campus, should be directed to Copyright Clearance Center.

Requests for permission to reproduce text from an AAC&U periodical for noncommercial, internal use at a member campus should be directed to Laura Donnelly-Smith (donnelly-smith@aacu.org or 202-387-3760 ext. 420).

Requests for permission to reproduce text from a non-periodical AAC&U publication for any purpose should also be directed to Laura Donnelly-Smith.

Note that AAC&U never grants permission to use works for which authors have retained copyright (when this is the case, it is usually noted at the beginning or end of the work). In such instances, requesters should obtain permission directly from the authors.

Policy Details

Books and other non-periodical publications: Individuals at AAC&U member institutions sometimes are permitted to make a limited number of free copies of excerpts from AAC&U publications for internal campus use. Internal campus use is defined as use by faculty and administrators for the purpose of institutional change (faculty development, administrative planning, etc.); this does not cover course materials. The standard $.05 per page per copy fee applies to all other member uses and to all nonmember uses. Flat fees (see below) may be assessed for large requests to reproduce excerpted material. AAC&U generally does not grant permission to copy entire publications that are currently for sale. Bulk discount rates are available for those interested in purchasing more than ten copies of a publication.

The following credit line must appear on the first page of every copy: "Reprinted [or Excerpted] with permission from [Title]. Copyright [Year] by the Association of American Colleges and Universities."

Liberal Education and Peer Review: Individuals at AAC&U member institutions are permitted to make copies of individual articles from Liberal Education and Peer Review free of charge for internal campus use. The standard $.05 per page per copy fee applies to most other requests. Flat fees are assessed for large requests according to the following table. Note that these fees are assessed per article, not per request.

Individuals at AAC&U member institutions may request permission to post digital copies of individual articles on internal campus Web-based course management systems (i.e. Blackboard). A fee of $30 will be assessed per article. Permission to post the article will be granted for a period not to exceed 180 days. Requests to post electronic copies should be submitted through the Copyright Clearance Center.

The following credit line must appear on the first page of every copy, whether traditional or electronic: "Reprinted [or Excerpted] with permission from [Title], [vol. #, no. #]. Copyright [Year] by the Association of American Colleges and Universities."

Note that authors, not AAC&U, hold copyright for all content printed in Liberal Education prior to the Fall 1994 issue.

Professional offprints of articles published in Liberal Education and Peer Review are also available. Pricing is based on the quantity of offprints requested (with a minimum order of fifty). For a quote, contact Darbi Bossman at bossman@aacu.org or 1-800-297-3775.

Other periodicals: Copies of articles from AAC&U's other periodicals--Diversity Digest, On Campus With Women, AAC&U News--may be made free of charge in most cases. Fees are charged, however, for commercial uses in books.

The following credit line must appear on the first page of every copy: "Reprinted [or Excerpted] with permission from [Periodical Title], [vol. #, no. #]. Copyright [Year] by the Association of American Colleges and Universities."