Reserves and Electronic Reserves Guide

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 -- factual or non-fiction works vs. highly creative works such as art, music, or novels;
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.

Examples are a journal article, one or two chapters from a book, but not more than 10% of the total work, a short poem, an excerpt, etc.

There are some instances when copyright limits use of materials for reserve. The library staff will work with faculty in such cases to provide alternative reserve materials.

Fair use guidelines are drawn from Federal law. There are some limitations as indicated above.