How to Request Permission

Copyright permission can be requested directly from the copyright holders – authors, book publishers or journal publishers.

Book publishers' addresses, phone numbers, etc. are listed in Books in Print.

Journal publisher addresses, etc. are listed in the front of the print journal and also in the directory, Ulrich's International Periodicals.

Copyright permission may also be obtained from the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) an organization that offers fee-based permissions services and a variety of services for copyright owners.

To help you with the permission process, following are some standard forms, request letters, and other useful web resources developed by other institutions and organizations:

• How to Request Copyright Permission from Publishers (From Association of American Publishers)
• Standard Permission Request Form (From Association of American Publishers)
• Copyright Clearance Center
• Authors Registry
• Publication Rights Clearinghouse
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
• University Microforms International (Information for dissertation authors, including a sample permission letter for use of materials within a dissertation at this site.)