If the request calls for only copy to be placed on reserve, the library may photocopy an entire article, or an entire chapter from a book, or an entire poem. However, requests for multiple copies on reserve should meet the following guidelines. A reasonable number of copies will in most instances be less than six, but factors such as the length or difficulty of the assignment, the number of enrolled students and the length of time allowed for completion of the assignment may permit more in unusual circumstances. If there is doubt as to whether a particular instance of photocopying is fair use in the reserve reading room, the permission of the publisher should be sought. Consequently, permission must be obtained from the copyright owner to carry over copies made for library reserve from one semester to another.
Fair use extends only to nonprofit copying.
Faculty may not charge students more than the actual cost of photocopying, and should not make copies for students who are not in their own classes, without obtaining permission. One should obtain permission from owners of unpublished works in order to copy from them. The law gives automatic copyright protection to unpublished works from the time they are created until they are published. Such photocopying is more likely to be considered as a substitute for the purchase of a book and thus is less likely to be deemed fair use. When a use of photocopied material requires permission, complete and accurate information should be sent to the copyright owner.