Text and data mining (TDM) is an area of research that looks for patterns of meaning in large datasets or groups of texts. TDM introduces a wide range of research opportunities from mining articles and newspapers to creating better systematic reviews. However, along with these opportunities comes some legal constraints researchers should be aware of before beginning their projects.
In this workshop of the Researcher Workshop Series, we will discuss copyright, and license restrictions of library subscription databases for TDM. We will introduce attendees to ways of navigating these legal considerations as well as highlight resources that qualify as fair-use options and exemptions to copyright.
If you are unsure, assume you do not have access to text and data mine the resource.
Please reach out to Researcher Services at data-dh@wm.edu for questions or assistance.
For specific licensing restrictions for databases that W&M Libraries subscribes to, please review the guide below