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University
of South Alabama Biomedical Library
 Circulation Desk: Reserve Policy |
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BIOMEDICAL LIBRARY COURSE RESERVE POLICY The Course Reserve Collection The University of South Alabama Biomedical Library makes it possible for instructors to place on reserve certain materials for their classes.This ensures that all students enrolled in a particular class have ready access to required and recommended materials. Placing Materials on Reserve Reserve lists must be submitted on the Request for Reserve form, available at the circulation desk..This form must be filled out completely and legibly. An incomplete or indecipherable form may result in a delay in processing. Reserve lists are limited to 30 items per course due to space limitation in Reserve shelving. Multiple copies and volumes count toward this total. Persons requesting that items be placed on Reserve must have a patron record that is in good standing in the library's database. At the beginning of each semester, instructors should submit their Reserve lists at least five working days before the material will be needed. After the third week of the semester instructors should allow 2 working days for Reserve lists to be processed. Processing will be done on a first-come, first-served basis. If any item is unavailable for processing, notification will be made via phone or e-mail. The library staff will pull library-owned materials as time allows. However, processing will be completed sooner if the person submitting the list pulls the items and brings them to the Circulation Desk along with the completed Request for Reserve form. Personal copies should also be brought in with the list. Personal items may sustain damage or loss. A bar code and security target will be affixed, which in most cases cannot be removed without damage to the item. Faculty or their student assistants should make photocopies for Reserve. If Library staff makes copies for an instructor's Reserve files, a $3.00 fee per article will apply. Materials Which Cannot Be Placed On Reserve The following items cannot be placed on reserve under any circumstances: Courtesy copies of textbooks, intended for the instructor's use only. Books
borrowed through Interlibrary Loan which
are checked out from another library.
Materials
rented from a retail video store.
Removing Items From Reserve All titles will be
removed from Reserve at the end of the semester, unless another removal
date is specified. Indicate on the form "indefinite" for those
items that may remain on Reserve for an extended period of time.
Only those items with copyright compliance can remain on Reserve indefinitely.
Items may be removed from Reserve before the designated expiration date. However, all circulation statistics will be lost. The library will not
be responsible for personal copies that are not picked up within two
weeks after the expiration date.
Copyright Restrictions on Reserve USA Biomedical Library's Course Reserve policies are designed to comply with the legal requirements of Title 17 of the United States Code, and prohibit copying not allowed by the law, Fair Use Guidelines, license agreement, or the permission of the copyright holder. Instructors placing materials on reserve must sign a release form in which they accept all responsibility for copyright compliance. Copies of applicable sections of the Copyright Law of the United States and Fair Use Guidelines are available upon request at the Circulation desk, as is a copy of The Copyright Primer for Librarians and Educators. Each photocopy placed
on reserve must include publication information (author, title, year)
and contain the publication's copyright statement. Book chapters
must include the title and author(s) of the chapter as well as the
title and author(s) of the book. Any photocopies not including
this information will be returned. No more than five copies
of any one photocopied item may be put on Reserve. The person
placing the material on Reserve must secure permission from the copyright
owner if any photocopied material is to remain on Reserve for more
than one semester.
Fair Use The following material is permissible under Fair Use Guidelines if kept on Reserve for one semester only: One chapter of a book One
article from a periodical or newspaper
One
short story, short essay, or short poem, whether or not from a collective
work.
One
chart, graph, diagram, cartoon, or picture from a book, periodical,
or newspaper.
The following generally do not constitute Fair Use, i.e. permission needed: Material described above kept on Reserve for more than one semester. More
than one chapter or article from a book or more than one selection
from a collection of essays or poems.
"Consumable"
works, such as standardized tests, exercises, or workbooks.
Anthologies
created by photocopying copyrighted materials.
Instructions for requesting permission and a sample letter are available upon request from the Circulation Desk.Or, permission can be requested online from http://www.copyright.com. |
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DISCLAIMER The URL for this page is http://southmed.usouthal.edu/library/circ/reservepolicy.htm Last Update 11/19/02 To make comments, suggestions, or get more information, send email to medlib@bbl.usouthal.edu or call (251) 460-7045. |