Course Reserves

Please note that Reserve Materials will be held for only ONE semester. Any material not picked up by the end of the semester will be returned to the shelves of the instructor. Any materials that need to be held for a longer period of time MUST be cleared through the Circulation Supervisor. A Renewal notice should be submitted each semester for those items.

Print Reserves

Fill out the reserve form at a Circulation Desk and leave any materials you would like placed on reserve. Please allow 48 hours for processing. Students will be able to see a list of all items on Reserve via the Course Reserve section of the library catalog.

Print out the Print Reserve Form for Instructors

Online Reserves for Blackboard

1) Articles from over 15,000 full-text electronic journals are available through the library. Read more information on how to create permanent links to full-text articles. Links can be placed on Blackboard sites, webpages, or in the Course Reserve section of the library catalog.

2) If not available electronically (see above), we will scan materials and return them in PDF format for you to place on your Blackboard course site. If you need a Blackboard site or need help uploading files, please contact your Blackboard administrator or CELTIC for support and training. Please allow at least one week before the materials are needed.

Print out the Blackboard Reserve Form for Instructors

What Can be Scanned and Placed on Blackboard?

• Articles from journals or newspapers not already available in electronic full-text from the Library
• Books - No more than 10% of a book or one book chapter
• Sample tests, lecture notes, assignment sheets, course packets, etc.
• Government and other non-copyrighted document

What Cannot be Scanned and Placed on Blackboard?

• Entire books or entire journal issues
• Items that were on reserve for the same class the previous semester
• Any portion of copyrighted items intended to be "consumed" in the course of teaching (i.e. workbooks, exercises, standardized tests)

Guidelines

• Blackboard Reserve requests should be submitted at least one week before the materials will be needed.
• Bring or inter-office clean photocopies of all materials to be scanned (please do not staple) or personal books/videos to CELTIC. We can get any materials from print journals already available in the Library.
• It is your responsibility to upload and then remove Blackboard Reserves from your Blackboard site at the end of each semester.
• Faculty using any copyrighted item for consecutive semesters, or for multiple sections taught by several instructors during the same semester, generally must obtain copyright permission

Copyright and Fair Use

Faculty members maintain responsibility that materials on their Blackboard sites do not break U.S. Copyright Laws. You must also comply with the Office of Information Technology's Computer Use Policy.

When copying materials for reserve, you must follow the provisions of the "fair use" section of the U.S. Copyright Act and the factors laid out in that section:

1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes.
2. The nature of the copyrighted work. (Factual works are given less protection than creative works.)
3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole.
4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyright work.

You may want to read the ACRL's statement on fair use and electronic reserves or use the Cornell Copyright Center's Fair Use Checklist to guide you in deciding if your materials fall under Fair Use guidelines.

Gaining Copyright Clearance

If the materials you want to use do not fall under fair use guidelines, use the Copyright Clearance Center website to gain copyright permission. You may also contact a publisher directly by using the Literary Market Place reference book (available in Ryan, R 070.502 L 776). You or your department is responsible for all costs involved. Please contact your library liaison for CELTIC for help or more information.

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