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Course Reserves

Library Reserves is a temporary collection of books, journal articles, sample examinations and other print and electronic materials set aside at a professor's request for the non-commercial and educational use by students. Reserved materials are intended to supplement, not replace, course texts purchased by students.

Information for Students


Print Reserves

  • A valid WPUNJ student ID card is required to borrow Reserve materials from Lending Services.
  •  From our online catalog, click on the Course Reserve tab and select your course and/or instructor. Readings are listed alphabetically by title.
  •  One item may be checked out at a time.
  •  Reserve items can be used in the Library for 6 hours.
  •  Reserved audiovisual materials are housed in Media Services.
  •  Refer to the Library Floorplan to locate Lending Services and Media Services departments.
  •  The fine for overdue reserve material is $5.00 per hour.


Electronic Reserves

  • These readings are available online at any time using a computer with internet access.
  •  From our homepage click on the Electronic/Online Readings link. Search for your course by instructor, department, or course title.
  •  Your instructor will share the required passwords needed to access these materials.
  •  Adobe Acrobat software is needed in order to view these readings.
  •  Contact Lending Services if you have a problem accessing these readings: 973-720-3180

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Information for Faculty

Instructors may place a variety of materials on Reserve including: books, journal articles, course syllabus, lecture notes, sample exams, and links to the Internet. Instructors may provide personal copies of books and/or articles or request that specific items be purchased. Please refer to the Fair Use guidelines for limitations and conditions concerning the scope and range of materials placed on Reserve.

Reserves Services for Faculty pamphlet (PDF file).

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Submitting Materials for Reserve: Print, Media, Electronic

Complete the Reserve Submission form and provide materials for Reserve to Lending Services or Media Services as appropriate.

Reserves staff will place a recall if the Cheng Library owns the material (book, DVD, etc) you need for reserve and it is checked out.

Materials will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis.

Reserves staff will need a minimum of 3 working days to process materials. Additional time will be required if copyright permission is needed, or if material is received after the submission deadline.

The maximum number of items that an instructor may place on Reserve for a given course is 20.

Guidelines for submitting materials requiring scanning:

  • Copies should be on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper
  • Copies should be clean, clear, straight, and as legible as possible
  • Copies should be fewer than 20 pages long

What may not be placed on Reserve:

  • Complete issues or volumes of periodicals
  • Books or media materials obtained by Interlibrary Loan
  • Course packs

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Forms

Reserve Submission form - provide course and instructor contact information and complete bibliographic information for each item on reserve.

Repeat Use form - provide course and instructor contact information and acknowledgement that the Library may need to seek permission from the copyright holder.

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Deadlines

To guarantee availability, please submit your materials according to these deadlines:

Fall Semester: June 1st

Winter Session: November 20th

Spring Semester: December 1st

Summer Session: April 1st

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Fair Use & Copyright

US Copyright Law governs the use of copyrighted material, and therefore, has implications on the type of material, the number of copies made, the amount of material, and the length of time the materials may be kept on Reserve. The Library upholds the US Copyright laws and enjoys the exceptions allowed according to Fair Use guidelines.

The Library will seek permission and pay royalties for those Reserve submissions exceeding Fair Use guidelines. Library staff will work with faculty to determine alternatives when costs become prohibitive or when copyright permission is denied.


Fair Use

As stated in Section 107 of the US Copyright Act, educational, not-for-profit institutions are afforded special exemptions from copyright law. These exemptions, known as the Fair Use guidelines, pose questions for determining whether making a copy will be fair depending upon how the copied material will be used:

  • What is the character of use? For educational, not-for-profit, or commercial use?
  • What is the nature of work to be copied? Factual, published, or imaginative?
  • What is the amount to be copied in proportion to the original? A small amount or more?
  • What is the market effect of copying? Will it compete with sale of original work?

Fair Use Interpretation for Cheng Library Reserves:

  • a single copy of an article from a periodical or newspaper
  • a single chapter from a book
  • a short story, essay or poem
  • a graphic representation
  • a link to a full-text article through a subscribed database

Cheng Library will seek permission in the following cases, which exceed Fair Use:

  • Materials used repeatedly by the same instructor for the same course.
  • Materials that exceed the amount of work (single chapter or article) rule.
  • Materials that infringe upon commercial rights of the copyright owner.

The Library will pay up to $50 for a single document, and up to $100 for readings for a single course.


Copyright

Library staff will assist faculty in evaluating how copyright affects Reserve materials before including them in our collection. A copyright notice will appear on the first page of photocopied reserve material to indicate that materials may be covered by copyright law. Full citations and attributions to original sources will be included.

The Library will seek permission and pay royalties for those Reserve submissions exceeding Fair Use guidelines. Library staff will work with faculty to determine alternatives when costs become prohibitive or when copyright permission is denied.

For additional information visit William Paterson's copyright page: Copyright @ WPUNJ .

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Contact Information

For questions about Print & Electronic Reserves, contact Lending Services by phone 973.720.3183 or 973.720.3190 or by email prudenj@wpunj.edu or wagnerv@wpunj.edu

For questions about Audiovisual Reserves, contact Media Services by phone 973.720.2307 or by email krucinskit@wpunj.edu .

For questions about Fair Use and Copyright, contact Victoria Wagner, Access Services Librarian, by phone 973.720.3190 or email wagnerv@wpunj.edu .

 

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Last Updated: September 22, 2009