Copyright

Materials made available via Interlibrary Loan support the research, teaching, and scholarly activities of the University community. Interlibrary Loan copyright activities are governed by Section 108 of U.S. copyright law. Users are expected to conform to copyright law and university policy in their use of materials.

The CONTU (National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works) Guidelines on Photocopying under Interlibrary Loan Arrangements are the basis for our reproduction limits.

Within a calendar year, the borrowing library is allowed to obtain an institutional total of 5 photocopies of articles published within the past 5 yrs of the current year for any given journal or periodical title.

Materials obtained through Interlibrary Loan should not be reproduced for further distribution and CANNOT be placed on reserve.  However, faculty can contact their subject liaison librarian about ordering material to be placed on reserve.

The library reserves the right to refuse or limit requests if, in its judgment, the fulfillment of the requested material exceeds fair use or constitutes copyright infringement.

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.  Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.  One of the specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research."  If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.  This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.