Course Reserves
The University of Saint Francis, Lee and Jim Vann Library supports
the Principles of Fair Use. Placement of copyrighted materials on
reserves is considered “Fair Use” under U.S. Copyright law ONLY
during the first semester the materials are used. Subsequent use of
these materials will require the faculty member to obtain copyright
permission. (This applies to both print and non-print material for
hard copy reserve.)
First-come, First Served Basis
Requests are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Please
allow an average of 3-5 days notice for processing. Every effort
will be made to accommodate all requests in a timely manner.
Lee and Jim Vann Library Staff reserves the right to decline
requests judged to exceed Fair Use exemptions of the Copyright Law,
until clear proof of exemption or copyright is provided.
Course Syllabi
Course Syllabi for current semesters are placed at the main
circulation desk in tandem with the course reserve collection as a
courtesy to anyone who may need to refer to a syllabus. Submitting a
course syllabus to the library is optional and the syllabi are not
archived. Syllabi will be stored digitally if received in this
format, for one year and print copies will be automatically removed
and discarded at the end of each semester.
Textbooks and Duplicate
Copies
The library does not generally purchase textbooks for the collection
or course reserve. Students are responsible for purchasing required
course materials from the college bookstore or other textbook
supplier. Faculty members may request to place their own personal
copy of textbooks or other materials on reserve for student
reference. Course reserves are intended to supplement required
course materials. No more than three duplicate books per title may
be placed on reserve unless an exception can be made based on
enrollment numbers.
If you require repeated use of multiple articles or other materials,
it may be necessary to compile a course pack for students to
purchase in the bookstore in order to comply with U. S. copyright
law. For assistance in creating a course pack, please contact the
university book store.
Library Databases
Please check to see if your reserve request materials are available
through the university’s databases accessible from the library home
page. More information is available on the library’s faculty page,
or you may contact your library liaison for assistance. Checking
your resources is a time saver for you and the library staff. It
also provides an excellent opportunity to encourage students to
learn about and use the many library resources that are available to
them.
Appropriate Forms
To expedite processing of requests, appropriate forms need to be
filled out for each course and for all materials. Forms that are
submitted with copies of library books, journal articles, books,
etc. are processed with minimum delays. (See also: Reserve Procedures)
Checklist for Fair Use Form
Faculty Reserve Request Form
Online Reserves
Materials which are available through many of Lee and Jim Vann
Library's online database collection can be directly linked through
your Blackboard course. If a reserve request is submitted and the
materials are available electronically you will be notified so that
you can make these materials available in this manner. If the
material is available electronically, it will not be placed on
reserve in the library. View guidelines on
using permalinks in Blackboard.
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Fair Use
Guidelines
Below is a summary of the Fair Use Guidelines. The guidelines can be
viewed in their entirety on the U.S. Copyright Office Website (US
Copyright Title 17).
Note:
The conditions for classroom use of copyrighted material may
not be the same as for materials placed on reserve in the library.
1.
Materials subject to the fair use guidelines: (without permission
from the copyright owner or publisher for a period of one
semester/term)
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a chapter from a book
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an article from a periodical or newspaper
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a short story, essay or poem
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a chart/graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon or picture from a book,
periodical or newspaper
Note: The library does not place reference material or library owned
periodicals on reserve unless extenuating circumstances exist.
2.
Material for which copyright permission
is needed:
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a photocopy of an entire book
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multiple photocopies of a chapter of a book
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multiple photocopies of an article from a periodical
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course packets (readings from various sources)
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copies of non-print materials (sound recordings, videotapes,
videodiscs, films, slides, photographs and software)
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unpublished complete draft of an author’s work
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students’ papers
3.
Material not subject to the fair use guidelines:
(these
items can be put on reserve for more than one semester/term)
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instructors’ personal exams/quizzes
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instructors’ personal lecture notes/homework solutions
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public domain information (out of copyright: term expired; U.S.
government publications; not copyrighted: published without notice
before 1989) http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm.
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Course Reserve Procedures
- Faculty must provide materials which are to be put on reserve.
The materials should be delivered to the main circulation desk,
second floor of the library, to the attention of Course Reserve
specialist.
The library is not responsible for making photocopies.
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With each submission faculty must complete the
Reserve Item Request
Form.
This form is available online or from the main circulation
desk. Be sure to include complete and accurate citations when
completing your request form.
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An electronic version of the course syllabus may also be submitted
but is not required. You may e-mail your syllabus to your course
reserve specialist, Michael Ashby at
mashby@sf.edu.
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It is the responsibility of the faculty member to ensure copyright
compliance by completing the Checklist for Fair Use.
Faculty members
are also required to sign the Copyright Compliance Statement at the
bottom of the Reserve Item Request
Form for any items submitted for
reserve.
PLEASE NOTE: The first semester copyrighted material is placed on
reserve, it is considered fair use. Photocopies and/or
reproductions can only be placed on reserve for one semester.
Additional use requires the faculty member obtain copyright
permission.
Photocopies and/or reproductions used for the same
course by the same professor more than once constitutes repeated use
and copyright permission needs to be obtained.
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All material received by the circulation/reserve department
personnel will be reviewed for copyright compliance before being
placed on reserve. The Reserve Specialist will notify faculty via
email or telephone regarding questionable copyright clearance and
the materials in question will be returned to the faculty member
until proof of copyright permission has been furnished. Faculty may
discuss other options with the Reserve Specialist or seek the
assistance of appropriate Library Liaison in locating alternative
materials.
(Find Out More About How to Request Copyright Permissions)
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Materials borrowed through Interlibrary Loan will NOT placed on
reserve according to National ILL Code.
This document is adopted (2008) in part with permission from UMass
Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library, and modified for use by the
University of Saint Francis, Lee & Jim Vann Library as copyright
policy for course reserves.
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