Course Reserves Guidelines & Policies

Collier Library follows the principles of Fair Use according to the United States Copyright Act of 1976. Section 107 of the Copyright Act permits the making of multiple copies for classroom use. Such educational copying is one of the six examples of uses which do not require payment of royalty or the permission of the copyright owners provided that the circumstance of the use are fair as assessed by the four factors in Section 107 of the Copyright Act, the text of which follows: 

Notwithstanding the provision of Section 106, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use in copies, phonorecords, or by any other means specified by the section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching 
(including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is fair use the factors to be considered shall include: 

1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
2. The nature of the copyrighted work;
3. The amount and the substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for and value of the copyrighted work.

• The Library does not pay for any copyright permissions.
  • If the professor chooses to use an item for reserve that requires payment for copyright, the professor is requested to secure the copyright and provide a copy of the obtained permission for the library files.
• Copyright is not required for a one time use item. If the item is going to be used beyond one semester then copyright must be acquired.

• A journal article or a book chapter which is needed by a professor for more than one term.
• Multiple copies from one journal issue or multiple chapters of a book.

• Exams/Quizzes
• Lecture Notes
• Government Publications
• Single article from a journal issue (one time use only)
• One chapter from a book (one time use only)

• Only one (1) chapter from a book may be placed on reserve unless the instructor received copyright holder’s written permission and acknowledged receipt when submitting materials to reserve.
  • This also applies to edited collection of readings and essays because each reading is considered a chapter.
• Any photocopies from books also should have the book placed on reserve.
  • This preserves the integrity of the book by using the photocopy and maintains copyright compliance.
• Due to copyright and space restrictions, only 2 copies of an article are allowed to be placed on reserve.
• Photocopied items are stapled into folders. Please copy items on 8.5 x 11 inch paper, with 1-inch margins on all four sides without staples or punched holes.
• Not more than 25% of the content of an issue of one journal may be placed on reserve unless the instructor received the copyright holder’s written permission and acknowledged receipt when submitting materials to Reserve. Newspapers are treated the same as journals.
• Articles available through the Library’s online subscription databases cannot be printed and made available at the Reserve Desk. These articles must be linked as virtual reserves within Canvas.