Making a Reserves Request
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Course Reserve Material Request Form
This form (also available at the library) must be completed listing all titles and the number of copies of each to be placed on reserve for each course. Materials will be processed and on reserve within 3 working days.
Copyright and Fair Use
The Oesterle Library Course Reserves Service operates in compliance with U.S. Copyright Law. Instructors are asked to accept full responsibility in complying with the provisions of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976 that governs the fair use of copyrighted objects for educational purposes.
The University Libraries Course Reserves Service provides access to supplementary course materials in support of the University's academic mission and operates in compliance with U.S. Copyright Law.
Instructors are asked to accept full responsibility in complying with the provisions of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976 that governs the "fair use" of copyrighted objects for educational purposes. There are four factors to consider when determining fair use:
- the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes
- the nature of the copyrighted work
- the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole
- the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work
Submitting a Reserve Request form indicates acceptance of the conditions in the statement of copyright compliance that accompanies the form.
The library will not place materials on reserve if it judges that the nature, scope, or extent of the material is beyond the reasonable limits of fair use.
Course Reserves
The course reserves service allows college faculty to place instructional materials, such as textbooks, on reserve for students in their course. These items are held at the Circulation Desk in Oesterle Library and can be borrowed by students for a shorter circulation period than that for general circulating materials.
General Course Reserves Policies
- Materials placed on reserve are located at the Circulation Desk in Oesterle Library. These materials are for the use of North Central College students, faculty, and staff only. A valid North Central College ID is required to use reserve materials.
- Due to limited resources and staffing, the library staff cannot photocopy items for reserve use.
- A reserve form (available in person at the library, or online below) must be completed listing all titles and the number of copies of each to be placed on reserve for each course. Materials will be processed and on reserve within 5 working days.
- Faculty with personal materials on Course Reserves will be contacted about their materials within a week of the end of a semester. Some items can be returned via campus mail, while others will require them to be picked up at Oesterle due to their size and/or weight. Faculty who wish to make other arrangements for the return of their personal materials may contact the Access Services Assistant at 630-637-5705.
Policies of Course Reserve Books
- Books on reserve may be from the library's permanent collection or faculty members' personal copies.
- All personal copies are placed on reserve at the owner's risk. Please contact The Access Services Manager at 630-637-5703 if you are concerned about your personal materials.
- Books may be placed on reserve for more than one term.
- Reprints and preprints are treated as books.
- Books not allowed to be placed on reserve include:
- Books obtained through Interlibrary Loan (prohibited by the Interlibrary Loan Code).
- Books owned by another library.
- Books within Oesterle's Cardinal Textbooks collection, which have a 2-hour loan period within the library.
- Books from the Tholin Collection.
Policies of Reserve Photocopies (Copyright Revision Act of 1976)
Photocopies cannot be used as a substitute for purchase of anthologies, compilations, or collective works.
- All photocopies placed on reserve must have printed or typed on the first page the title, volume, date, and pages of the journal from which it is copied.
- Photocopies that may be placed on reserve:
- One chapter from a book
- One article from a periodical or newspaper (multiple articles from the same issue must have copyright approval before they can be placed on reserve)
- One short essay or short poem per book or per periodical issue
- One chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon, or picture per book or per periodical issue
- Photocopies that may NOT be placed on reserve:
- Pages from copyrighted works intended to be "consumable" in the course of study or teaching, including workbooks, exercises, standardized tests, test booklets, and answer sheets
- Photocopied anthologies or course packs will not be accepted for reserve unless full copyright clearance has been obtained for each excerpted item by the compiler of the anthology or pack
- Number of copies of a single work that may be placed on reserve:
- Limit of one copy of a work for which copyright permission has not been secured
- Limit of three copies of a work for which copyright permission has been secured
- Length of time on reserve:
- Photocopies are limited to one course for a period of one term unless the faculty member secures written permission from the publisher
- Copies of the permission must be presented to the library before the photocopies can be placed on reserve for subsequent terms
- All photocopies must carry a notice that the material may be protected by copyright law. This stamp will be applied by the library.
Loan Periods
Loan periods for reserve materials vary. Items with a loan period shorter than one day are for in-building use only.
Fines
- Students are charged fines for overdue reserve materials at the following rates:
- Hourly reserve materials - $1/hour
- Daily reserve materials - $3/day
