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Reserve Materials: Reserves Information for Faculty

Reserves Information for Faculty

Copies placed on reserve (or posted to your online course) must conform to copyright laws. Several copyright resources are linked below.

Digital Course Reserves Policy

Copyright Clearance Center Guide for Electronic Reserves

Briggs Library Copyright Guide

Fair Use - The following web sites offer tools to help determine whether the use of a given item is a fair use in a variety of educational contexts.

If your proposed use is not addressed by these guidelines, you will need to analyze the use under the four factor fair use test. In case of doubt, it is always best to get permission from the copyright holder.

Reserves Request Form

Request Form: Place Books, Videos, Lecture Notes, or other physical items on Reserve.
     Use the form below.

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