The IUP Libraries’ Course Reserves and E-Reserve services provide access to materials selected by faculty for use in a specific course. Physical course reserves are housed at the Circulation Desk in Stapleton Library and circulated to students as directed by faculty. E-Reserves allow digital resources to be collected into reading lists and accessed through the E-Reserve website.
Both physical Course Reserves and E-Reserves materials may include books, book chapters, journal articles, physical or streaming media, old exams, professors’ notes, and homework solutions necessary for course work.
Faculty may place materials on reserve by choosing from the following options:
- Complete the IUP Libraries Reserve Form for physical books, media, or photocopied material and bring everything to the Stapleton Circulation Desk;
- Request to have an e-book, e-book chapter, journal article, or scanned resource available on e-reserve with the E-Reserve Form; or
- Submit a course syllabus or assigned readings list through the Library Services For Faculty Form. Library personnel will create an electronic materials list for you based on the assigned readings/viewings in the syllabus.
Please note: If you need a media item held for a specific date to show in class, place a Get It request.
Copyright Information
Course reserve materials may be placed on reserve only so long as doing so complies with the copyright policy of the university and the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17).
- All materials will be placed on reserve at the request of faculty only for the noncommercial, educational use of students.
- All materials placed on reserve will be reproduced from copies lawfully obtained by either the requesting faculty member or the Libraries.
- Only limited amounts of a copyright-protected work may be reproduced as e-reserves.
- Links to licensed full-text electronic resources will be used in lieu of reproducing copyright-protected material whenever possible.
Copyright Guidelines for Course Reserves are considered in compliance with U.S. Code: Title 17, Section 107 governing Fair Use. Faculty must review the Fair Use Guidelines before submitting materials for Course Reserve. In addition, any reproduction - either photocopied or electronic - of copyrighted material that is placed on reserve will conform to the following:
- Materials placed on reserve will be made available for students and faculty only while the requesting instructor is actually teaching the course, and will be removed after the course is no longer in session.
- Book selections placed on electronic reserve from works under copyright will not exceed 15% of the total pages in the source.
- Journal articles placed on electronic reserve from works under copyright will not exceed two articles from any issue of the publication.
Personnel
Bobbie Zapor, Collections Supervisor: 724-357-2095 / bzapor@iup.edu