Terms of Use for Electronic Resources

Use of many electronic resources is governed by licensing agreements that restrict use to the University of Houston main campus community and to individuals who use the University of Houston main campus’ facilities.

It is your responsibility to use these resources only for individual, noncommercial use without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of the information provided. Furthermore, copying or tampering with the software that organizes and displays information is also in violation of UH Libraries licensing agreements.

Copyright of these materials belongs to the publisher. In using the electronic resources, users may not alter any text or remove author’s names from documents retrieved from the resources.

Misuse of these resources can result in the termination of the licensing agreement and the loss of use of the resource by the entire University of Houston main campus. Penalties for misuse can and will be imposed by the University of Houston. Please read the University of Houston Appropriate Use of Computing Reference Guide for further details.

Providers and the University of Houston Libraries offer these resources on an “as-is basis.” There are no warranties for completeness or accuracy of the data or the availability of storage and delivery devices. The University of Houston Libraries does not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss or damage resulting from the use of information in licensed resources.