Type and Amount of Material
Faculty members may place library books, personal books, copies of articles, course notes, answer sets, and other similar materials on Reserve. The items must represent materials required for a class taught during the current semester. AV materials may also be placed on reserve at the Circulation/Reserve Desk.

Materials not accepted for Reserve

•Library periodicals
•Most Special Collections and Reference materials
•Materials owned by another library
•Reproductions or formats which are not in compliance with the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 of the U.S. Code)

Library-owned Materials
Allow at least three days for retrieving and processing Library-owned materials. To expedite processing time, instructors may retrieve the materials from the stacks. If an item is checked out, it will be recalled immediately. Two or more instructors may request that the same item be placed on reserve for the same semester. The item will be indexed under the name and course(s) of each instructor. However, the item will only circulate for the shortest of the selected loan periods.

Personal Items
Instructors are welcome to place personal books and other materials on reserve. Personal items will be processed and circulated according to standard reserve procedures, including labeling to facilitate check out, and sensitization to deter theft. If the library owns the item, the library's copy will be placed on reserve and the instructor's copy returned, unless specifically requested otherwise. While efforts will be made to safeguard materials, the library is not responsible for any damage to or theft of personal items placed on reserve.

Processing Time
Most materials will be placed on Reserve within three (3) business days. To ensure that materials will be on reserve for the first day of class, instructors should submit requests at least two (2) weeks prior to the beginning of the semester. Instructors should not expect materials to be immediately available upon submission. However, more time may be necessary for:

•requests submitted on or after the first day of class
•requests with incomplete citations
•materials which are currently unavailable
•requests not accompanied by the materials
•materials which require permission from the copyright holder

•Only materials that have been reproduced in compliance with Copyright Policy may be placed on reserve:

Permission must be obtained from the copyright owner to reproduce the material for reserve use, including the payment of copyright fees as necessary;

The determination that the fair use falls within the guidelines of the Fair Use provision of Section 107 of the US copyright law. 

•Any permission granted, or Fair Use determination made, applies to the reproduction of the material for only one class (represented by one unique course number including all sections) for one semester;

•A maximum of 25% of the text of a book or of the items in a publication of essays, poems or articles may be used;

•A maximum of 25% of the text of a periodical or two articles from such an issue may be used;

•Access to the material subject to the permission must be limited by means of student identification.

Copyright allowance and permission for use of copyrighted materials placed on Reserve expires at the end of each semester. Continued use of the same materials must be in compliance with the Copyright Law for continued use. The Library reserves the right to assess which form of compliance is appropriate for a given reserve item and to reject any materials which are deemed not in compliance with the Copyright Law.