Reserves - Policies
Electronic Reserve Policies
- Fill out a Reserve Request Form for each item that will be placed on reserve.
- Provide the Library with copies of items that are to be placed on reserve. Please include a complete bibliographic citation.
- Submit form and copies to the circulation desk of Steely Library, or email to John Schlipp.
- Allow 5 days for reserve processing.
On-Site Steely Library Reserve Policies
Reserve items may be borrowed for 2 hours, 24 hours, 3 days, or 1 week based on faculty request.
Fines for reserve items accrue at the rate of 25 cents per item, per hour the library is open, up to $25.00 per item.
PLACING ITEMS ON RESERVE
- Bring materials to be placed on reserve to the Library Circulation Desk.
- Complete the Reserve Processing Form. Include the complete bibliographic citation. For a part of a book, include a copy of the title page and the verso of the title page (back of the title page).
- Allow five working days for processing reserves. Reserves are processed on a first come first served basis. Approximately four weeks are needed for processing items for which Steely Library will be obtaining copyright permission.
Reserve Guidelines
The American Library Association offers the following guidelines for library reserves:
- The material should contain a notice of copyright.
- The amount of material should be reasonable in relation to the total amount of material assigned for one term of course taking into account the nature of the course, its subject matter and level [17U.S.C. SS107(1) and (3)].
- 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. [17 U.S.C. SS107(1) and (3)].
- The effect of photocopying the material should not be detrimental to the market for the work [17 U.S.C. SS107 (4)].
- The classroom or reserve use of photocopied materials in multiple courses or successive years will normally require advance permission from the owner of the copyright [17 U.S.C. SS107 (3)].
- Faculty should not charge students more than the actual cost of photocopying the material [17 U.S.C. SS107 (1)].
- The duplication of works that are consumed in the classroom, such as standardized tests, exercises, and workbooks, normally requires permission from the copyright owner [17 U.S.C SS107 (4)].
- 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 text for a course will in most instances require the permission of the copyrighted owners [17 U.S.C. SS107 (4)].
Copyright Permissions
Items for which Steely Library must request copyright permissions will take longer to process. It may take up to four weeks to obtain copyright permissions.
Copyright permissions are required for:
- Materials that do not qualify as a fair use
- Materials that have been on reserve for more than one semester
- Materials used in multiple courses
- Consumable works
Other Helpful Hints on Copyright
- NKU's Faculty Policies and Procedures Handbook, Section XVIII "Intellectual Property/Reproduction of Copyrighted Material".
- Conference on Fair Use (CONFU) Guidelines
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
- Association of Research Libraries copyright & intellectual property policies
- Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act (TEACH)
For additional copyright compliance information see the library's copyright page.
updated: Tuesday, 29-Jan-2008 14:12:27 EST