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This study seeks to find out whether different cadres of academic librarians based on academic qualifications, department, and duration of service differ in knowledge about copyright issues and in strategies they employ in solving copyright queries. 167 librarians were surveyed, then 32 were conveniently sampled for the think aloud protocol and the critical incident technique. Librarians were found to be moderately knowledgeable about copyright issues. Significant differences exist in tested knowledge of copyright issues among librarian cadres. No significant difference was found in self-reported knowledge about copyright issues among librarians based on their education level. No statistical significant difference in both tested knowledge and in 3 of the 4 factors used in assessing self-reported knowledge were found in relation to duration that a librarian has worked in libraries. 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