Course Reserve Support

INFORMATION: Please call (203) 432-3439 or email CSSSI Reserves Staff.

• Reserve Service Options
• Reserve Request Form (for books and video/audio material)
• Information on Requesting Electronic Course Reserves
• Copyright Information

RESERVE SERVICE OPTIONS:

BOOKS*:Please include call number information from Orbis if available when filling out the Reserve Request Form. For a book the library does not own, the library will attempt to purchase and catalog the book for course reserve as soon as possible.

PERSONAL COPIES*:Faculty may provide personal copies of materials for course reserve. Please indicate in the call number field "faculty copy" on the reserve request form.

VIDEO/AUDIO MATERIAL*:Material used in conjunction with course work may be placed on reserve. CSSSI has limited video equipment and audio equipment. We suggest that any video/audio material be placed on 24-Hour reserve so students may take the item out of the library to use.

* Please note: The loan period options for print copies of course reserve material are 2-hours, 24-hours, or 3 days. We suggest 2-hours circulation for print material unless the material is secondary in nature. Electronic course materials have no set loan period within the semester.

JOURNAL ARTICLES:Journal articles may be placed on course reserve. Copyright guidelines will be applied.

BOOK CHAPTERS/SELECTIONS:Chapters or selections from a single book or monograph may be placed on course reserve. Copyright guidelines will be applied.

INFORMATION ON REQUESTING ELECTRONIC COURSE RESERVES

• Requests for electronic course reserve can be submitted by a syllabus or reading list. Please note the following
1. The syllabus or reading list must be in Microsoft Word format.
2. The requested items for e-reserves must be highlighted in yellow. Please note, the more items requested, the longer the list may take to process.
3. Email the file to csssieres@mailman.yale.edu.
4. Once complete, the syllabus or reading list will be returned with the e-reserve links embedded in the document.
5. It is required that the document only be uploaded to the faculty’s ClassesV2 course page.
• Licensed full-text electronic resources will be used whenever possible.
• Requests will be processed as received. Please note, during high volume times, such as the start of semesters, it can take longer than normal to complete a requested list. For this reason, it is recommended to submit your list as soon as possible.
• To quicken the process, the library welcomes photocopies of requested e-reserves. The photocopies must be:
1. On 8.5” x 11” paper.
2. Good quality photocopies for scanning.
3. Delivered to the CSSSI Information Desk with a note on the course and citation information.

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION:

• Copyright Guidelines for course reserves are considered in compliance with U.S. Code: Title 17, Section 107 governing Fair Use
• The factors in determining Fair Use are:
  1. the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational 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. The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.
• The service of electronic reserves by the library will respect fair use rights, the rights of copyright holders, and current copyright law
• Material will only be placed on reserve for the noncommercial, educational use of students
• All materials placed on reserve will be reproduced from copies lawfully obtained by either the requesting faculty member or the library
• Only limited amounts of copyrighted material may be reproduced for reserve
• All files will include a complete citation and notice of copyright as the first page indicating that they may be subject to copyright restrictions
• Authentication will be required for access to reserve files. Readings will be accessible only by course number, course name or instructor name