Course Reserves

  Electronic Reserves

   Reserve Collection in the Library

1. During library hours, reserve items must be used in the library for 2 hour check out periods. 
2. Students may check out most reserve books within the last 30 minutes before closing time; they must be returned by 9:45 A.M. the next day the Library is open.
3. A faculty member placing reserves may stipulate that the material not be removed from the Library at any time. Permission for an exception, for overnight use of such material, must come from the faculty member; library staff cannot grant it. The faculty member may stipulate a longer borrowing period, depending upon the use of the material.

Reserve Guidelines

Library guidelines for electronic reserve reading services are derived from the fair use provisions of United States Copyright Act of 1976.   Section 107 of the Copyright Act expressly permits the making of multiple copies for classroom use.

1. All use of materials placed on electronic reserves will be at the initiative of faculty solely for the non-commercial, educational usage of students.
2. Whenever possible, the library will purchase materials to be copied or scanned for electronic reserves.
3. Longer works, such as complete books, will not be copied for electronic reserve service.
4. There will be no charge for access; the charge for copies made by students will be limited to the nominal cost of photocopies or laser prints.
5. Copyright notice will appear on screen in the online reserve system and on copies made of reserve readings to indicate that copyright law may cover materials.
6. Access to electronic materials on reserve requires a password to assure that only students in a class have access to the reserve materials for that course.  Exceptions are freely available internet materials.
7. Copyrighted materials used for consecutive terms may require the permission of the copyright holder.
8. The library will follow the principles of Fair Use when placing materials on reserve.

The electronic copying and scanning of copyright-protected works for library reserve service are unsettled areas of the law which may be addressed by the Supreme Court or in future revisions of the copyright law. The Library will continually monitor legal developments, which may affect the fair use analysis of electronic reserve services to ensure that library services are in compliance with the letter and spirit of the United States Copyright Law.

Copyright Regulations

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified in that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship or research, is not an infringement of copyright.

In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include:

1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
2. The nature of the copyrighted work;
3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

July 2011