Using SLJ Lecture Notes Digitally
Introduction
Believers Chapel Library is the current archival repository of a collection of Dr. Johnson’s seminary classroom lecture notes on books of the Bible and various theological and doctrinal topics (the “SLJ Lecture Notes”) which are listed on the SLJ Notes page. The SLJ Lecture Notes are considered unpublished works of the author, Dr. S. Lewis Johnson, Jr., and are therefore subject to copyright protection under the current copyright laws. The ownership of the SLJ Lecture Notes is held by Samuel L. Johnson, III and his family (the “Johnson Family”).
The SLJ Lecture Notes are available to qualified researchers for private study, scholarship and research upon written request to and approval by Believers Chapel in the manner set forth below. To request permission to access the digitized copies of the SLJ Lecture Notes via DropBox, researchers must complete and submit the Research Application form.
All approved researchers who request access to digitized copies of notes from the SLJ Lecture Notes agree to follow the following terms of use.
Reproduction For Research Use
Believers Chapel will permit limited reproduction by downloading of the digitized copies of notes from the SLJ Lecture Notes that were requested and approved by Believers Chapel and sent to the researcher by Dropbox to the designated email address, provided that the reproduction is not to be used for any purpose other than the private study, scholarship, or research of the applicant.
Downloading or copying of the entire SLJ Lecture Notes is not permitted. Permission to reproduce does not constitute permission to publish. The reproductions provided may not be further reproduced or the link containing the digitized copies forwarded to another user without prior permission of Believers Chapel. The person requesting reproduction assumes the liability for any later use exceeding “fair use” under the copyright laws.
Permission To Publish
Researchers should be aware that the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, USC) provides protection for unpublished materials as well as for published works. Permission to publish from or to quote from previously unpublished works under copyright must first be obtained from the copyright holder. The SLJ Lecture Notes are an unpublished work and the copyright is owned by the Johnson Family. Any researcher seeking to publish or quote from the SLJ Lecture Notes must complete and submit the Request for Permission to Publish form and obtain the permission of the Johnson Family. Upon receipt of the submitted Request for Permission from the applicant, Believers Chapel will forward it to the Johnson Family for its approval. Clearance of copyright is always the responsibility of the person wishing to publish the materials and is not the responsibility of Believers Chapel.