Reserves   Tags: circulation, libraries, reserves  

If you don't need to sell back your textbook, donate it to COM Library and we'll put it on reserve so future students who can't afford to buy their textbooks can check them out from the library. Bring any books you'd like to donate to the Circulation Desk.

Don’t see your textbook or is it always checked out when you try to get it from the Library?
COM Library wants to make sure we have the books you need! You can make requests in person or online.

• In Person Request
  Fill out a Student Reserve Request Form with a Circulation Staff member to request items be placed on Reserve.
• Online Request
  Go to the Reserve Request tab in the Reserves LibGuide to request online.

Library Course Reserves are materials that have been selected by your instructors and made available to you through COM Library. COM Library does not purchase Reserve materials.

Materials on reserve may include:

• Copies of your textbook
• Textbook Study Guides
• Practice exams
• Supplemental Readings (articles, book chapters, etc.)
• Films
• Geology Rock Samples

Reserve materials may have any of the following check-out loan periods. The loan periods are determined by your instructor.

• One (1) day
• Three (3) days
• Seven (7) days
• Library Use Only (Reserve items can ONLY be used in the Library, they may not be taken outside of the Library)

Fines for overdue Reserve materials are:

• $1.00 per day

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Copyright
Copyright laws protect authors, publishers, musicians, artists and others from having their work stolen or misused. Copying a song, a book or an image without permission is not legal. However, like many laws, there are gray areas, which brings us to fair use.

Fair Use
Fair use exceptions were designed with education in mind. Fair use says that as a researcher, you can copy sources for your own use when used for educational purposes--with limits.

Examples of Fair Use

• A single photocopy of part of a copyrighted work, such as an article from a journal, would probably be considered fair use.
• Copying a single chapter from a book would also probably be considered fair use.

Examples that are not Fair Use

• Copying all the assignments from a book recommended for purchase by the instructor.
• Making multiple copies of articles or book chapters for distribution to classmates.
• Copying material from workbooks would most likely not be considered fair use.

What about online resources?
You can copy full text articles from the library's databases for your own use. Copying them and distributing them to other people via email, blog or print probably would not be considered fair use. In EBSCO eBooks you can copy a limited number of pages from an eBook--the site limits what you can do.

And one more thing...
This is general information and does not constitute legal advice.