Guidelines
These guidelines are based upon 1998 Conference on Fair
Use (CONFU) report to congress and have their roots in the original Kastenmeier
Guidelines from 1976. The AD Hoc committee that composed those guidelines
clearly indicated that the guidelines were meant to be a minimum that constituted
educational fair use. The guidelines have not been passed into law and represent
the suggested conditions under which educators can use copyright protected
materials without getting consent of the author or creator of the work. They
are presented here to assist you in making decisions about whether or not
your intended use of certain materials is fair or what is an infringement.
Remember these are guidelines and not hard and fast rules. Use them to guide you
in your selection of educational materials.
Electronic Reserves is an extension of traditional library reserves
and is managed in accordance with fair use exclusions and the rights
of copyright holders as embodied in the current copyright law. We will
not place materials on electronic reserves without permission of the
copyright holder if the nature, scope, or extent of copying exceeds
the reasonable limits of fair use.
Which materials do not require copyright permission?
- Material in the public domain, e.g.,
- government documents
- works whose copyright has expired
- Material like personal lecture notes or sample exams
- Materials for which the instructor holds the copyright
Guidelines for placing copyrighted materials on E-Reserves.
- All materials placed on E-Reserves will be solely for the non-commercial,
educational use of students.
- Longer works, such as complete books, will not be place on E-Reserves.
- Copyright notice will appear on the viewing screen of Library Catalog
E-Reserves display.
- Appropriate copyright attribution will be entered on the material
itself if it does not already appear.
- Access to E-Reserves will be limited to authenticated
SCC Library
users.
- Instructors will obtain copyright permission from the copyright
holder if the material is to be on Reserve for more than one quarter
and will provide a copy of the permission to the Library.