Copyright -- Reserves
Academic
A review of reserve photocopy requests at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, in academic 1978-79 showed thatgratis copying permission was granted in 311 of 358 cases. Furthermore, 18 responses indicated that permission was not needed for reserve/classroom use, and 3 blanket permissions were granted for reserve purposes. (Source)
Ibid…. showed thatduring academic 1978-79, 135 hours of staff time were required to request copyright permission for 361 articles requested for reserve. (Source)
Ibid…. showed thatthe degree to which articles cluster in a few journals was limited. Out of 361 requested articles, 91 were found in 4 periodical titles, while 103 were in 1 periodical title each. (Source)
A 1981 survey of reserve room copyright policies in institutions of higher education in Virginia (survey size: 44; responding: 37 or 84.1%) showed that33 (89.2%) used either fair use (section 107) or the associated “Guidelines for Classroom Copying” as the basis for reserve room photocopying policies. (Source)
Ibid…. showed that28 (75.7%) libraries accepted 1 fair use copy for reserve without author permission, including 13 (35.1% of the total) that allowed further additional copies with permission of the author, 7 (18.9% of the total) that permitted additional copies without author permission, and 8 (21.6% of the total) that permitted only the 1 fair use copy. Of the remaining 9, 4 (10.8%) reported that the instructor assumed responsibility for copyright compliance and accepted all copies placed on reserve by the instructor with little or no restriction; 3 (8.1%) followed the “Guidelines of Classroom Copying” permitting a set number of copies depending on the number of students in the class; and 1 (2.7%) allowed 1 copy only regardless of circumstances. 1 library did not respond to the question. (Source)
Ibid…. showed that28 (75.7%) respondents reported no restrictions concerning the number of terms copyrighted material could be placed on reserve, while 9 (24.3%) restricted copyright materials to 1 term on reserve only. (Source)
Ibid…. showed that28 (75.7%) respondents reported that the instructor was the party required to seek permission for making multiple copies of copyrighted material, while 8 (21.6%) respondents reported that the library staff was the party required to request copyright releases. (Source)
Ibid…. showed that35 (94.6%) respondents accepted material for reserve that was not necessarily from the library collection, while 2 (5.4%) restricted reserve collections to materials from their own library. (Source)
