FRIEDSAM
MEMORIAL LIBRARY
RESERVE POLICY
Friedsam Memorial Library offers both a traditional
print and an electronic reserve service.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR PLACING MATERIAL ON RESERVE MUST BE
MADE WITH THE CIRCULATION SUPERVISOR.
1)
PURPOSE OF RESERVE:
·
Items placed on reserve should be high-use materials
designated as assigned reading for a specific class.
·
It is not intended to be used as insurance
against book loss.
·
Books and/or photocopies of book chapters cannot
be placed on reserve in lieu of purchase.
This is a violation of copyright law.
2)
GUIDELINES:
·
Any photocopy that adheres to the appearance guidelines
(attached) will be placed on electronic reserve also.
·
At the end of each semester all items, including those on
electronic reserve, will be taken off reserve.
In the case of book material, the item may remain on reserve if the
Circulation Supervisor is specifically notified by the instructor to keep them
on reserve for use the next semester.
·
Periodical volumes cannot be placed on reserve.
Instructors should make arrangements with the Periodical Supervisor for
high-use periodical items.
·
Reference/Rare books cannot be placed on
reserve.
·
Any photocopies placed on reserve, including those on
electronic reserve, must comply with copyright law.
·
Personal copies may be placed on reserve.
3)
TYPES OF PRINT RESERVE:
2
HR, 24 HR, and 48 HR
4)
DEADLINE ON SUBMITTING:
·
PRINT: In time
to allow 48 hours for processing
·
ELECTRONIC: in
time to allow 72 hours for processing
To:
Members of the Faculty
From:
Paul J. Spaeth, Director of the Library
Concerning:
Photocopies on Reserve and Electronic Reserves
Photocopies that are placed on reserve and electronic reserve
must adhere to three guidelines to come under the category of “fair use” for
an educational institution (these are not my guidelines, they are the guidelines
set down by federal copyright law):
1) Brevity:
A short article, essay, story, poem or excerpt.
2) Spontaneity:
The “inspiration” to use the copied item
is so close in time to the start of the class being taught that permission
could not reasonably be obtained.
THIS MEANS THAT A COPY MAY BE USED
ONLY ONE TIME AND FOR ONLY ONE CLASS UNLESS PERMISSION IS RECEIVED.
Permission must be obtained for
multiple uses of the same article. The
use of the same copied item for successive sessions of the same course without
obtaining permission is a violation of copyright law.
3) Cumulative Effect:
Not more than one item copied per author.
Not more than three items from the
same collective work or periodical.
Not more than nine copies per
course.
Copying should not be a substitute for purchase.
Copying should not be of consumable items (i.e. workbooks).
COPYING OF THE SAME ITEM BY THE SAME PROFESSOR
FROM TERM TO TERM WITHOUT PERMISSION IS A VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT.
Permission to authorize continued
use of copied materials can be obtained directly from the copyright holder,
copyright clearance centers, or the University bookstore can help you to put
together a “course pack” to fit your classroom needs.
If you have any questions, or think
that I can be of help in some way, please feel free to contact me.
There are materials on copyright and educators that can be obtained in
the library or online concerning U.S. law regarding this topic.
