Faculty

The E-Reserves service at the Armacost Library provides web-based access for select course reserve materials. These materials include:

• print periodical articles
• exams, course notes, and answer guides
• links to websites
• links to online subscription periodicals

So that we can provide the most efficient and timely service, Please read the following E-reserves policies and guidelines:

Policies

Permissible items for course reserves include:

• print periodical articles (no more than one article from any one issue)
• exams, course notes, and answer guides (or other material that was created by the instructor)
• links to websites
• links to online subscription periodicals
• previous student work, such as papers or projects (written permission must be obtained from the author).

• entire books, including textbooks
• book chapters (unless the instructor owns the copyright)
• course packs
• consumables (standardized tests or workbooks), any portion.

Processing Time:

Obtaining copyright permission may take up to 6 weeks. Although permission may be obtained in less time (and can sometimes be obtained immediately), items requiring copyright permission directly from the rights-holder can take 4-6 weeks. Please contact us for an estimate for your materials.

Please allow 2-3 days for print items that require scanning.

Submission Guidelines:

• All photocopies must be clean, straight, unfolded, unstapled, and on 8 1/2" by 11" white paper with 1/2" margins on all sides.
• The materials must include a COMPLETE citation (author(s), title(s), source of publication, and dates). Use this form to accompany all print materials.
• Existing electronic documents may be submitted as email attachments or on disk (citations may be included in the email)
• Submit electronic documents and links to ereserves@eckerd.edu Please include the course name and number.

Copyright:
Only items that comply with copyright law will be eligible for E-reserves. Copyright compliance is based on the Fair Use
section of the Copyright Act of 1976:

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.

Copyright is required for any item that is used for more than one semester or for items that are used in multiple sections of the same course taught by different instructors.

Students are required to accept a copyright notice (on a pop-up window) before they are linked to E-Reserve materials.

Access and Use:

• Access to E-Reserves is limited to the instructor and students in the course.
• Students will access E-Reserves by logging in with their Eckerd email username and password and will only have access to the courses in which they are currently enrolled.
• There will be no charge for access to E-Reserves material.
• All course materials will be removed from E-Reserves at the end of the semester.
• Students who do not complete a course (incompletes grades) may make special arrangements with the E-reserves staff to access reserve materials for that course.
• The library will not place material on reserve that is deemed in violation of Fair Use section of the Copyright Act of 1976.

You can include these access instructions on your syllabus:

1. Go to library home page: http://www.eckerd.edu/library
2. Under the "Services" heading, click on "Electronic Reserves"
3. Enter your email user name and password
4. Click the "Accept" button
5. Click on the class name. All e-reserves files associated with this class will display.

FAQ

1. How do I place materials on E-Reserve?
Clean, sharp, one-sided photocopies (see above) may be sent to the library directly for scanning or you may send electronic copies (pdf only) on disks, CD-ROM, or as email attachments to ereserves@eckerd.edu Also, you may send us article citations and we will determine if the article can be linked directly from our subscription databases.

2. I use the same readings each time I teach this course. Can I keep items on E-Reserve permanently?
Copyright permission is required each semester for materials that are used repeatedly for the same class. Keeping materials on E Reserves when class is not in session is a violation of the Fair Use guidelines.

3. Who do I contact with any questions?
Please send all inquiries to ereserves@eckerd.edu. You may also call Helene Gold at x8357 or Amanda DePotty or Falcon Street, Electronic Services Assistants, during their scheduled hours (see below) at x8337.