About the Collection
General
The William C. Jason Library uses digital technology to collect, preserve, and provide access to information, to support the research and teaching at Delaware State University. The digital collections are open to students, faculty, staff, alumni and the general public.
Our digitized material is not an exact reproduction of the original materials. Our materials are of good quality, and design to allow our patrons to view them on their desktop computers or mobile devices. When possible, to increase access through full-text search, we digitized the materials with optical character recognition.
Purpose
To satisfy the Title III five year (2015-2020) Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA) grant. The activity title is, Improving Library Services and Research Support: Collaboration, Literacy, Courses, and Assessments. The activity supports the following Institutional Goals:
Library Materials Composition
The materials that compose our digital collections are optimized for online information seeking and archived for long-term digital preservation. The digital materials for the majority of our collections are selected existing books and print media from the William C. Jason Library collections.
Copyright
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research. If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of fair use that user may be liable for copyright infringement.