Reserve: Access to Copyrighted Material:

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

The policy governing electronic reserves, as with all reserves, is based on the provisions of fair use of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. Section 107 of the Copyright Act expressly permits the making of multiple copies for classroom use. There are four factors in determining fair use :

1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit education purposes;
2) the nature of the copyrighted work;
3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

Purpose.  The UWSP Library course reserves provides access to supplementary course materials in support of the University's academic mission.

Methods of Access. Current access to the system is limited to faculty and to UWSP students enrolled in courses that use electronic reserve. 

Reproduction of Copyrighted Materials for Reserves

1. Materials will only be placed on reserve at the request of faculty.
Course reserve materials are intended educational use only.   The use of course reserve materials is strictly non-profit.
2. The University Library permits the use of the following copyrighted materials as they fall into fair use guidelines:
   • Books the Library owns (print reserve only)
   • Personal copies, e.g. textbooks (print reserve only)
   • One article from any one periodical issue (journals, newspapers, magazines, etc.)
   • One chapter or not more than 10% from a book the Library owns
   • One poem, short story, or essay from a single volume whether or not from a collected work
   • One drawing, cartoon or picture from a book, one journal, one periodical, or one newspaper issue
3. At the end of each semester, materials loaned by faculty to the Library for reserve will be returned to the faculty member and/or taken off electronic reserve.