Chapter Four. Fair Use (Section 107)
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on a free site or in a database your institution subscribes to, you should post a link to the material instead of posting a copy. By posting only a link, you avoid making a copy. You may post as many links as you like, and for any purpose. Also, there are no restrictions on posting copies of works in the public domain.
The Librarian’s Copyright Companion E-Reserve Guidelines
- At the request of an instructor, e-reserves may include entire articles, book chapters, or poems, but they should not include entire issues of a journal or an entire book.
- The amount of material on reserve for a course should be reasonable in relation to the total amount of reading assigned for the course.
- Preferably, materials should be posted on only one occasion, for a single course. But materials may be posted repeatedly if other factors weigh in favor of fair use.
- Access to e-reserve documents is limited to the instructors and to students registered in the particular course for which the materials are placed on reserve.
- Documents on reserve for a specific course should remain in the e-reserve system only during the semester in which the course is taught, but short-term access to e-reserve documents may be provided to students who have not completed the course.
- Simultaneous access to a particular document is limited to a maximum of five individuals.
- The introductory screen to the e-reserve system shall include the following notice:
- Warning: The E-Reserve Database Includes Copyrighted Works. The Making of a Copy May Be Subject to the United States Copyright Law (Title 17 United States Code). Do Not Further Distribute Copyrighted Works Included in This Database.
- If a copyright notice appears on the copy of the work, that notice should be included on the digital copy.
- Documents in the e-reserve system should include accurate copyright management information, including (but not necessarily limited to) the author, source, and date of publication.
- The instructor or the library should possess a lawfully made copy of any document placed on e-reserve.
- Students should not be charged a fee to access or use the e-reserve system.
