As a part of our mission, we encourage the use of Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) collections materials for research, assignments, publications, displays, entertainment, marketing, and more. However, Iowa State University does not own the copyright of all materials. Understanding and fulfilling copyright obligations is your responsibility.

Please don't forget to properly cite all SCUA materials so that others can easily locate these rare and unique resources in the future. 

Citations and credit lines 

Use the preferred citations and credit lines when using SCUA materials to help others find these rare and unique resources in the future.

Copyright statement 

Learn about copyright in archives and your responsibility as an archives user by reading SCUA's copyright statement.

Handling guidelines 

Refer to the reading room policy for guidelines on handling SCUA's rare, unique, and, in some cases, irreplaceable materials. 

Historical content and language note 

View SCUA's note on historical content and language that can be found in some of our collections materials and archival descriptions. 

Reproductions and use

Learn about how you can create or request reproductions from SCUA's collections for use in various ways.