Materials That Need Copyright Permission

Articles from Journals / Excerpts from Books

• Some items clearly state that no copyright permission is needed. Others state copyright owner information. This documentation should accompany materials submitted for Reserve.
• "Fair Use" copyright guidelines allow for an item to be used one time per one classroom on a campus for one term only. After the first use ("fair use"), copyright permission must be requested for any future uses.
• Interlibrary Loan can supply up to 5 articles from one journal title per year. The library must buy copyright royalties for additional articles.

Videos

• Copyright issues on a video are treated the same as a book.
• The video must be an original copy. If it is an "off-air" taping, a 45-day viewing window is permitted from the date of the taping.
• No pirated copies are permitted.