University library reserve policies
Materials requested from the library’s general collection or brought in by faculty for use as supplements to their classes are available via Course Reserves. Reserve materials generally circulate to students in a specific class for short periods of time.
To search for a course reserve item, go to the Course Reserves Tab in the http://library.csu.edu Library Catalog and search by instructor, course name or course number. In general, any item from the library’s general collection (books, periodicals, videos) may be placed on reserve or any item from your personal collection. Syllabus, class notes, sample tests, homework solutions may be put on reserve (there are no restrictions since the faculty member, as the creator/author owns the copyright.)
Faculty will determine if reserve readings are in compliance with fair use. Obtain copyright permission for items that fall outside of fair use. Provide clean photocopies and citations for material to be placed on reserve . Library staff will place material on reserve at the request of the instructor for use of students. We accept reserve materials according to the copyright law. There is no charge for reserve use. We’ll place a copyright notice on photocopied works if notice is missing. We take materials off reserve after the class has ended
The following steps for placing items on Reserve should be followed:
- Submit one Reserve
Form for each class. A print Reserve
Form may be obtained at the Circulation Desk. You may
also e-mail your request to reserve@csu.edu or
fill it out online at http://library.csu.edu/lisps/access/reserves/CourseReserve.html.
- You can also print out the PDF form http://library.csu.edu/lisps/access/reserves/CourseReserve.pdf and
fill it out before dropping it to the Circulation Desk or mail it
through campus mail. Whichever method you choose, the following information
should be included:
- instructor's name
- phone extension
- academic quarter and year
- course number
- course name
- estimated number of students enrolled
- loan time limit selection FOR EACH ITEM TO BE PUT ON RESERVE
- 2 hours (for quick photocopying of homework solutions, etc.)
- 3 hours (media viewing, etc.)
- 24 hours (for reading significant portions of a book, etc.)
- 2 days (for short term focused assignments)
- 1 week (for long term focused assignments involving a small number of students)
- If the material is from the library's collection, please supply the call number and title when possible.
- If material from your personal library is being used, please provide the library with the same title given to the students. Consistency is critical in locating and providing the right material to the students. Your personal books will be shelved in Closed Reserves behind the Circulation Desk.
Questions may be directed to reserve@csu.edu, or call on campus 12699.
Copyright guidelines
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials. 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." The documents contained on this site are intended for the use of CSU faculty and students. If a user makes a request for a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Materials protected by copyright rely on the fair use section of the Copyright Act of 1976. Section 107 of the Copyright Act permits the making of multiple copies for classroom use and identifies four factors in determining fair use:
- The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
- The nature of the copyrighted work;
- The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
- The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
Fair use guidelines (for a single class or a single semester):
- No more than 10% of a book
- No more than one chapter of a book
- No more than one article from each journal issue
- All material should include the title and copyright pages or the equivalent in full citation
- Articles should include volume and issue numbers
Seek copyright permission:
- Materials which do not require copyright permission include the exams, syllabi, and lecture notes of the professor placing material on, government publications, or material for which the professor or instructor owns copyright
- Materials need copyright permission from the publisher include a
journal article, multiple articles from one journal, and multiple
chapters from a book needing on reserve more than one semester.
