The Library subscribes to eResources for use by authorize users in institution. The terms and conditions for using these resources are spelled out in electronic resource license agreements with each publisher. It is the responsibility of individual users to ensure that the use of electronic resources does not breach the terms and conditions specified in the license agreements. Licenses vary from publisher to publisher; however, the general principles are as follows·

⦿ Electronic resources such as e-journals, e-databases, e-books made available by the Central Library, AIKTC are for academic use.
These resources can be searched, browsed and material may be downloaded and printed as single copies of articles as is done in the case of printed library material. Downloading or printing of a complete book or an entire issue or a volume of one or more journals (called systematic downloading) is strictly prohibited.
⦿ Systematic or programmatic downloading, retention, and printing are prohibited. For example, you cannot download entire issue of a journal or print out several copies of the same article.
⦿ Electronic distribution of content is also restricted although the specific restrictions vary from publisher to publisher. It may be permissible to forward an article to another colleague in our own institution by email, however, transmitting an article to someone outside of the institution, or to a large group of recipients, a mailing list, or an electronic bulletin board, is not allowed.
⦿ If you are teaching a class, you can print out a copy of an article from an electronic journal and include it in your course pack. However, do not make multiple copies for circulation. Copyright laws protect published material in any format so that it cannot be copied except in accordance with fair use. Providing access to material for educational purposes falls within the realm of fair use.
Please ensure that the resource is used for educational and research purposes and not for commercial purposes.
⦿ Providing electronic links on your course web pages to the Library’s licensed resources is permitted but you cannot post the PDF of an article on your website. The publishers’ main concern is that people outside of the campus network should not be able to access resources licensed by the institution. However, a researcher can post a pre-print of an article written by himself/herself.
⦿ As with any kind of scholarly communication, a researcher can use phrases or quotes from other articles and cite the source of information. However, a researcher is prohibited from using large chunk of information (paras and chapters) from an article or from a chapter in a book.
⦿ Licenses vary from publisher to publisher; however, the general principles are as follows: