University Library eReserve Policy

Articles and other materials intended for use by all students in a class may be placed on electronic reserve at the University Library. This document outlines University Library policy as well as the limitations imposed by copyright guidelines for reserve materials.

General information:  
The same eReserve item may be cross-listed, and there is a section on the request form to indicate this.   A different form must be completed for print reserve materials to be checked out at the University Library Circulation desk.

It is possible to place some materials for a single class on eReserve while others are made available in print at the University Library Reserve Desk, but the same material will not be made available both online and in print.

A minimum of 2 days processing time is required to make new eReserve items available to students. 

Limitations :
The University Library will make every effort to accommodate faculty requests for electronic course reserve materials, but may need to limit the number of items placed on reserve for any one course, or restrict inclusion of materials for copyright reasons.   Reserve readings are meant to supplement course text materials, not replace them. 

Content appropriate for inclusion in electronic reserves:

• Instructor-owned material such as course syllabi, lecture notes, problem sets/solutions, sample exams.
• Book chapters and journal articles from online journals or ebooks to which the library subscribes. These items are high resolution and cleared for copyright through the library's licensing agreements for that database.
• Limited portions of copyrighted works such as journal articles, a chapter of a book, a selection (10% or less) from non-print works such as digital collections of images.
• Student papers or other unpublished works accompanied by written permission from the author.  

Content generally not accepted for electronic reserves :  

• Collections of readings that constitute the text for a course.  These collections should be made available through course packs, with appropriate royalty fees paid.
• Materials extracted from workbooks that students would normally be expected to purchase.
• Journal articles that have been included in course packs students are expected to purchase.
• Copyrighted materials that do not include a complete citation and/or clear indication of copyright ownership.
• Student papers or other unpublished works not accompanied by written permission from the author.  

Journal articles and book chapters:
We will link to these directly if available through one of the library's subscription databases.   For print items, the instructor is responsible for providing a clearly legible photocopy of the article, including a complete bibliographic citation .  Articles may be placed on reserve for one semester under fair use guidelines without securing permission from the publisher or the Copyright Clearance Center.    

Excerpts from books can include one chapter or short story or essay or poem, not to exceed 10% of the book.

It is the responsibility of the instructor to secure copyright permission for subsequent uses of either articles or excerpts from books if required .   The library will not post items for a second consecutive semester without copyright clearance.

Approved by Library Faculty 2/20/04.