The Media and Reserve Services department abides by U.S. Federal Copyright Law as stated in the Copyright Law of 1976, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, and the Fair Use Guidelines For Educational Multimedia.

Any media materials protected by copyright may not be copied without written permission from the copyright holder.

The following is a reminder from Media and Reserve Services department and not from the Copyright Guidelines:

1. 20 titles per course maximum due to our limited space.
   
2. Library does not assume responsibility for personal copies.
   
3. Books from other libraries are not accepted.
   
4. We do not distribute handout materials to students.
   
5. Please submit materials 1 week before they are needed by students.

In an effort to follow US Copyright Law, we have set out the following guidelines for submitting materials:

The following actions require copyright permission:

1. Repetitive copying: the classroom or reserve use of photocopied materials in multiple courses or successive years will normally require permission from the copyright owner.
   
   
2. Consumable works: the duplication of works that are consumed in the classroom,  such as standardized tests, exercises, and workbooks, normally require permission from the copyright owner.
   
   
3. Creation of anthologies as basic text material for a course: creation of a collective work or anthology by photocopying a number of copyrighted articles and excerpts to be purchased and used together as the basic test for a course will in most instances require the permission of the copyright owners. Such photocopying is more likely to be considered as a substitute for purchase of a book and thus less likely to be deemed fair use.

The Guidelines suggest that when placing copies on Reserve..

1. The amount of photocopied material (per book) should be reasonable in relation to the total amount of material assigned for one term of a course, taking into account the nature of the course, its subject matter and level, ( a reasonable amount is 10% or one chapter).
   
   
2. The number of copies should be reasonable in light of the number of students enrolled, the difficulty and timing of assignments, and the number of other courses which may assign the same material, (a reasonable number of copies will in most instances be less than six).
   
   
3. All photocopied material should contain a notice of copyright.
   
   
4. The effect of photocopying the material should not be detrimental to the market for the work, (in general, the library should own at least one copy of the work).
   
   
5. For audio/visual materials copyright notice must be included and it must be a  legitimate copy (purchased as copyrighted material or written permission from the copyright holder must accompany the item).
   

The following are prohibited for single or multiple copying:

1. To substitute for purchase or replacement,
   
   
2. The same items by same teacher term after term,
   
   
3. If it is directed by a higher authority,
   
   
4. To create, replace, or substitute for anthologies, compilations, or collective works.

Other Links of Interest:

The Electronic Frontier Foundation
Fair Use in Libraries
MP3 News

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Last updated: 5/23/01 by JNY
Contact: Rhonda Rosen
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