Contact Crystal Ellis at
(859) 238-5277 during regular hours
or Sarah Kuchar at
(859) 238-5278 during evening hours
Electronic Reserves
Guidelines for Electronic Reserves (or E-Reserves)
When selecting material for e-reserve, please follow the 10% rule and the fair use guidelines listed on the Copyright Information page.
For journal articles, please confirm if they are available electronically within the library's collection, in one of the library databases or electronic journals. Most articles can be linked within a Moodle course for easy access, which prevents the need for scanning and adheres easily to copyright recommendations. (In cases where a professor submits a paper copy of an article for reserve when an electronic copy exists, the electronic copy will be used instead, and a link to the article will be made available via Moodle.)
Library staff reserve the right to:
determine if materials will be placed on course reserve
make the final determination if copyright permission is necessary
limit the number of course reserves for a given course based on copyright constraints, royalty costs, etc.
remove or prohibit use of material for e-reserve without notification if it is determined that the use violates copyright law.
In all cases, a lawfully obtained copy will be used as the basis for an electronic reserve item. If a needed material is not already part of the library collection, the library will purchase a copy.
***Interlibrary Loan materials MAY NOT be placed on reserve.***
Budget Limits
The Library will impose a maximum limit of $400/class for course reserve copyright permissions.
The Library will impose an upper limit of $150 per item for copyright permissions. If permission is required, but would cost more than $150, the Library will not place the material on reserve.
