| The material must be used only for educational purposes
without a hint of commercialism |
| The nature of the work must lend itself to photocopying a
portion of the work |
| The amount copied should represent only a portion that does
not impinge on the creative aspect of the work of portion copied |
| The quality and quantity of photocopying does not affect the potential value of the work |
| Public Domain: Works published
or publicly distributed more than 75 years ago, or those unprotected by the
Copyright Act, may be freely distributed |
| Copyrighted, Out-of-Print: A
reasonable effort should be made to secure the item at a fair price |
| Copyrighted, In-Print:
Permission from the copyright holder must be secured for the item to be on
reserve more than one semester |
| Consumable Works: May not be photocopied or put on reserve |
| Reserve is an extension of the classroom |
| Access is limited to students enrolled in the course |
| Reflects students' right to photocopy material for
personal, scholastic use |
| Materials Placed on Reserve must contain copyright notice
and complete citation |
| The Library's policy is based on the American Library Association model policy |
| The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United
States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproduction of
copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law,
libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other
reproduction. |
| One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or
reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private
study, scholarship, or research." |
| If copyrighted material is used for purposes in excess of what constitutes "fair use", that user may be liable for copyright infringement. |
| Supplemental, not basic, materials |
| The Library should own a copy of the work (may be personal
copy) |
| A single article from any one author may be used |
| A maximum of three articles from any one issue of a journal
may be used |
| A maximum of two chapters from a single book may be used |
| A reasonable number in relation to the total amount of
material assigned including the subject, nature, and level of the course |
| How many items may be used from one
source? More than two chapters from a work or three articles from a single journal issue requires the permission of the copyright owner(s) |
| How many items total? Only supplemental materials, not basic course materials No coursepacks |
| A single item should be used for only one
course although multiple sections of one course taught by a single
instructor are acceptable |
| The effect of Reserve use must not be
detrimental to the market for the work |
| The Library should own at least one copy of
the work (may be personal copy) |
| The Reserve item must contain a copyright
notice |
| Mitigating factors affecting the number of permissible copies: |
Length or difficulty of assignment
| Items may remain on Academic Reserve for one semester |
| After one semester, the instructor must obtain copyright
permission |
| The Library must receive proof of copyright permission to keep an item on Reserve or return it to Reserve |
| Video and audio recordings must be purchased legally |
| Reserve cannot accept recordings made from television or
other broadcast media |
| Compilations of sound recordings may not contain entire
works but only relevant portions for study only |
| The use of the audio-visual material must be in connection
with face-to-face teaching activities |
| Access is limited to enrolled students |
| The same limitations as to number of copied items and length of time on Reserve apply |
|
Title
17, United States Code http://www.loc.gov/copyright/title17/ |
|
Copyright
Clearance Center (CCC) http://www.copyright.com/ |
|
Checlist for Fair Use (Indiana
University Copyright Management Center) http://www.iupui.edu/~copyinfo/fuchecklist.html |
|
Harry
Fox Agency (HFA) [for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted music] http://www.nmpa.org/hfa.html |
|
Sample
Letter for Requesting Permission (from the University of Texas) http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/permmm.htm |
| Fair Use at Stanford University http://fairuse.stanford.edu/ |
| Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials (University of Texas) http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/copypol2.htm |
| Guide to Understanding Copyright and Educational Fair Use
(University of Georgia) http://www.usg.edu/admin/legal/copyright/copy.html |
|
Contact the copyright holder in writing (may
or may not be the publisher) |
|
Cite the item exactly |
|
Describe the requested use |
|
Include assurance that full attribution will
be included |
|
Specify whether requested use if free or fee
based |
|
Request written permission by a certain date |
|
Sample Letter for Requesting Permission (from the
University of Texas) |
If you have questions or need to put items on Reserve, you may contact:
| Ellen Bonadurer, Reserve Supervisor x7713 or bonadure@dixie.edu |
| Martha Talman, Instruction Librarian x7722 or talman@dixie.edu |
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