Clearly these factors are subject to varying interpretations and applications. Many organizations have developed guidelines to ensure reasonable compliance which have been used as a basis for this document. When in doubt, treat the material as if it were copyrighted. No more than nine items per course are distributed All copies distributed to students must have a complete citation and notice of copyright on the first page. In general, copyright costs for all these applications are charged to the College's copyright compliance fund, managed by the Purchasing Office.
Departmental secretaries have the account numbers.
Use of personal copies for library reserves must conform to the fair use classroom guidelines described above or must have copyright permission. Requests for copyright permission should be submitted at least six weeks before the material is needed as the response time can be slow or permission may be denied. Library staff may refuse material that does not comply with fair use or copyright permission requirements. Each faculty member is responsible for obtaining or arranging to obtain copyright permissions for classroom or library reserve use. Please submit requests for permissions at least six weeks before the material is needed.