COPYRIGHT POLICIES FOR MATERIALS ON RESERVE OR RESIDING ON KALAMAZOO COLLEGE SERVERS

Print Reserve | Electronic Reserve and Materials on Kalamazoo College Servers

Materials placed on Reserve, both Print and Electronic, and materials residing on Kalamazoo College servers must comply with copyright regulations and conform to the U.S. Government guidelines for Fair Use according to Title 17 of the United States Code. Please refer to the Information Services Faculty Handbook Copyright Policy (pdf file) from the Information Services Faculty Handbook for guidelines on permissible copying of copyrighted works. In addition, the Kalamazoo College Information Services General User Agreement states that "materials that are owned by others may not be published on Web pages (Personal or Official) without the expressed permission of the owner."

Faculty must obtain copyright permission from the publisher or copyright holder for items that do not conform to Fair Use guidelines.

Copyright permission must be granted for those items requiring it before they can be processed for Print Reserve, Electronic Reserve, or placed on Kalamazoo College servers. The Circulation Department requires copies of letters of permission, evidence of fees paid, or evidence of permission granted for submission of Reserve items.

Permission to copy may be requested through the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC). The Library can help you obtain copyright permission from the CCC. If you have questions, contact circulation@kzoo.edu.

DETAILED RESERVE POLICIES AND COPYRIGHT: GUIDELINES FOR PERMISSIBLE COPYING

These materials can be placed on Reserve without copyright permission:

• Books from the Kalamazoo College Library circulating collection (Print Reserve only)

• Personal instructor copies of books and audiovisual materials

• Course materials created by the instructor, including exams, solution files, lecture notes, and syllabi.

• Audiovisual materials from the Library's collection

• US Government Documents

• Materials in the public domain

• Excerpts copied from dramatic or musical works as long as the excerpt is not a performable unit.

• Copies made from items owned by Kalamazoo College Library:

• An excerpt of a book, up to 10% of the publication

• A journal article, limited to one article from a single journal issue

• A newspaper article

• One short poem or short essay

Copies made from material not owned by the library:

The Library may place on Reserve photocopied excerpts from copyrighted works in its collection in accordance with guidelines similar to those governing formal classroom distribution for face-to-face teaching (see the Information Services Faculty Handbook Copyright Policy for details). Materials obtained through Interlibrary Loan or MeLCat (books, photocopies, or electronic files) cannot be placed on Reserve.

MATERIALS AND COPYING REQUIRING PERMISSION TO PLACE ON RESERVE

• Books, photocopies (book chapters, periodical articles, electronic files), and other materials obtained through interlibrary loan, owned by another library, or not owned by Kalamazoo College Library

• Rented videos or any materials not owned by the library or not the personal property of the instructor

• Placing photocopied material on Reserve for multiple courses

• Placing photocopied material on Reserve for successive quarters.

• Standardized tests, exercises, workbooks, answer sheets, or other commercial products of a similar nature, as well as duplications of such works.

• Creation of a collective work or anthology by photocopying a number of copyrighted works.

• Duplication of substantial portions of a work.

• Duplication of performable units of dramatic or musical works.

• Books from the Kalamazoo College Reference Collection

• Unpublished manuscripts, including student papers, SIP's, and theses that are not accompanied by written permission from the author (see the Library's Policy on Unpublished Works and Reserve for more information and a permission form.)

• Any materials that do not conform to copyright laws (Title 17 U.S. Code)

Note: Some items listed above can be placed on Reserve if the item has received copyright clearance. Faculty must obtain copyright permission from the copyright holder or publisher for items that do not conform to Fair Use guidelines.

Permission to copy may be requested through the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC). The Circulation Supervisor in the Library can help you obtain copyright clearance from the CCC. Please contact Circulation with questions and requests (circulation@kzoo.edu, 337-5731).

Copyright permission must be granted for those items requiring it before they can be processed for Reserve or placed on Kalamazoo College servers. The Circulation Department requires copies of letters of permission, evidence of fees paid, or evidence of permission granted for submission of Reserve items. Please bring your letter of copyright clearance or permission to copy to the Circulation supervisor.