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Reserves
The Reserves Team, as part of the Access Services Department, prepares books, media, electronic documents and other materials for Course Reserves.
Information for Students
FAQ for Students
Quick answers to some of the questions commonly asked by students.
Find Course Reserves
Access items placed on Reserve via Chinook. Search by instructor or course number.
Troubleshooting Guide
Some common access problems and how to solve them on your own, plus who to contact for additional help.
Information for Faculty
Streaming Media Pilot
Streaming Media Information for Faculty Course Reserves (pdf)
Streaming Media Request Form for Faculty Course Reserves (pdf)
How to place materials on Reserve, copyright guidelines, etc.
Book (and other physical material) Reserve
Library books, videos, DVDs, etc are available during our operating hours. To place physical materials on reserve at Norlin Library, professors should fill out a Book Reserve Request Form (doc | pdf) and attach it to the materials they bring to to the Circulation Desk at Norlin Library.
To place materials on reserve at a Branch Library (Business, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Maps, Math Physics, or Music) please refer to the home page for that library as there may be a different form and/or different requirements.
E-Reserve
E-Reserve documents are available online 24/7 from on and off campus.
Basic Guidelines
Material submitted to us for electronic reserve must follow these basic guidelines:
- Each submission must include, as the first page, a completed copy of our e-Reserve Cover Sheet ( doc | pdf). Do not include multiple articles with multiple authors as a single submission.
- Please indicate on the cover sheet whether the CU Libraries owns a copy of the original or not.
- Each submission, whether in paper or electronic format, should be reviewed for quality/legibility, as the reserve staff cannot possibly review the many thousands of items processed each semester.
Copyright Guidelines
In order to place materials on electronic course reserves, faculty must either acquire permission from the copyright holder or certify that the material to be copied qualifies as Fair Use. A determination of Fair Use must be based on Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act, which states:
"Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified in that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use, the factors to be considered shall include:
1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature, or is for non-profit educational use;2. the nature of the copyrighted work;
3. the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
4. the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work."
Some resources for helping to determine whether or not a particular use is Fair:
American Library Association's "Fair Use Evaluator"
If you are claiming Fair Use for the materials you are submitting for electronic reserves, and permission to do so has not been granted by the copyright holder, you must sign the following statement:
I have determined, to the best of my ability, that the materials listed below and any and all other material which I submit for inclusion in the CU Boulder Libraries' Electronic Reserves system, for the SPRING 2010 semester, qualify as educational Fair Use. I understand that I may be held personally responsible should legal action be taken by the copyright holder.
Resources
The official web site of the University of Colrado at Boulder for copyright information.
Campus Scanning Sites
Here are some campus scanning sites, some of which are open to faculty outside their departments.
Copyright Guidelines
The University Libraries handles all copyright clearance associated with e-Reserves.
Course Reserves
Chinook gateway to items placed on Reserve.
Faculty Guidelines
How to submit items for e-Reserves; Limits on number of items; Deadlines for submission; What kind of materials are acceptable for e-Reserves; and much more!
FAQ for Faculty
Quick answers to some of the questions commonly asked by faculty.
Purchase a Title for Course Reserves
The appropriate subject specialist will be notified of the request, and will contact the instructor if there is a problem.
Specifications and Procedures
Specifications and procedures for faculty for scanning and sending pdf files.
