Reserve Copyright Guidelines
Submittal of items for reserve certifies compliance with these guidelines.
1. Books - Small selections of books may be placed on Electronic Reserve [see below]. If multiple selections [chapters] are needed, the entire book will be placed on Reserve. Instructors may place their personal copies of books on Reserve. The library assumes no liability for books that are lost or damaged. If neither the library or the instructor owns the item needed instructors must work closely with the Liaison Librarian assigned to their department to determine whether these materials may be acquired.
2. Periodicals - Small selections of current/bound/microfiche/microfilm periodicals may be placed on Electronic Reserve [see below]. The hard copies of periodicals owned by the library cannot be placed on reserve. Instructors may place their personal copies of periodicals on Reserve for which the library will assume no liability.
3. Electronic Reserves - The Fair Use guidelines for Copyright Law [Title 17, US Code] are broad in scope and can be difficult to understand. For this reason the library has come up with guidelines for electronic reserves. The following can be placed on electronic reserve for ONE semester without obtaining Copyright permission:
- One chapter from a book.
- One article from a periodical issue.
- Most electronic sources leased by the library.
- Most websites and other freely available online documents.
- Government publications.
- Exams, homework solutions, lecture notes, student papers, etc.
- Anything for which you own the copyright.
- Anything in the public domain.
If you wish to place more than one chapter or article from a book or periodical on Electronic Reserve you must first seek copyright permission from the publisher. The Copyright Clearance Center offers a quick and convenient method of obtaining this permission. The library cannot place material on Electronic Reserve for consecutive semesters without documented copyright permission.
4. Purchased reprints and consumables - Reprints and consumables [workbooks, exercises, published tests, answer sheets, etc] may be purchased and placed on Reserve. No photocopies may be made from either and they cannot be placed on Electronic Reserve.
5. Course Packets - Course packets purchased by students are for personal use/fair use and may not be placed on Reserve.
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