Terms of Use

Electronic resources are licensed by the Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for non-commercial use by students, faculty, and staff of the University for their study and research purposes. Each license defines appropriate use and such licenses do not allow, for instance, bulk downloading of information from electronic resources using tools such as robots or other similar software devices.

The owners of these resources do monitor use and may deny further access to the resource if they detect potential abuse of their intellectual property. Use of equipment or software in a manner inconsistent with U.S. Copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code) and license agreements is strictly prohibited. The person using the equipment or software is liable for any infringement he or she may commit.