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Copyright Guidelines for Print Reserves
1.All material placed on Print Reserves will be at the initiative
the instructor for the non-commercial, educational usage of students.
One copy of a course text may be put on reserve at the request of
the instructor.
2. Consumables such as workbooks or coursepacks produced for a particular
course, which are available for students to purchase, will not be
placed on reserve.
3. Whenever possible materials to be copied for Print Reserves will
be owned by the faculty submitting them or by the library.
4. Longer works, such as complete books, will not be copied for
Print Reserves. The library will not reproduce materials to place
on Print Reserves without permission if the nature, scope, or extent
of copying is judged by the library to exceed the reasonable limits
of fair use. Examples of reasonable limits are a single chapter
from a book or a single article from a journal.
5. A copyright notice will appear on the first page of photocopied
reserve material to indicate that the material may be covered by
copyright law. Appropriate citations or attributions to their sources
will be included.
6. Print Reserves materials belonging to faculty members will be
returned to them when no longer needed for reserves.
Copyright Guidelines for Electronic
Reserves 1. All material placed on E-Reserves will be at the initiative of
faculty for the non-commercial, educational use of students.
2. Whenever possible, material to be copied or scanned for E-Reserves
will be purchased by the library.
3. Longer works, such as complete books, will not be copied for
E-Reserves. The library will not place materials on the E-Reserves
system without permission if the nature, scope, or extent of copying
is judged by the library to exceed the reasonable limits of fair
use. Examples of reasonable limits are a single chapter from a book
or a single article from a journal issue.
4. Course materials such as problem solutions, which are not for
sale, may be placed on electronic reserves. Consumables such as
workbooks or coursepacks designed for a particular course and available
for students to purchase will not be placed on E-Reserves.
5. There will be no charge for access; charges for printing and
photocopies will be nominal.
6. A copyright notice will appear on screen in the E-Reserves system
and on copies made of reserve readings to indicate that the materials
may be covered by copyright law. Appropriate citations or attributions
to their sources will be included for all electronic files.
7. Access will be limited to authenticated Stony Brook users.
8. Electronic files will be removed for the E-reserves system when
they are no longer needed for reserves.
The electronic copying and scanning of copyright protected works
for library reserve service and distance learning are unsettled
areas of the law, which may be addressed by courts and/or legislation.
The libraries will monitor legal developments to ensure that library
services are in compliance with the letter and spirit of U.S. copyright
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