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Comments on the following would be welcome Learning contracts in Work based learning. In work based learning the student does not follow a standard programme but negotiates a learning contract with the lecturer based on innovative/developmental work being undertaken in the workplace. The student submits a wide range of documents as proof of work done. As well as work completed by the student the student submits a wide range of material the copyright of which is usually owned by others. This includes documentation owned by employers and documentation from parallel organisations with whom the student may have contact. Letters, memos either produced as company activity or privately are also included. (Glasgow Caledonian University does not claim copyright in students' work which is irrelevant anyway as the copyright belong to others.) Advice given to us is that the student reproducing the work is OK as long as it is as part of their assessment. The copyrights will belong to the original creators/employers so we should be careful that the work is not used for anything other than assessment purposes. It must not be further copied and definitely not published without permission. Advice also received on the need to keep documentation for QAA audit purposes suggests that a sample of current students' portfolios of evidence should be photocopied and retained by the University. Again we are suggesting that the proposed form highlights this and students sign to indicate their agreement. However if others have similar workbased programmes there may be alternative solutions and any guidance would be welcome. We are think of drafting a form for students to sign clarifying that they are submitting copyright material with permission from its owners. Has anyone any experience of doing this. Dr John Crawford, Library Research Officer, Glasgow Caledonian University