Course Reserves

 

Physical Reserve Items
Reserve Coordinator
Copyright Information
Faculty Reserve Request Form
Electronic Reserves

Physical Reserve Items

• Physical reserve items are course materials (e.g., journal articles or book chapters) placed on reserve by faculty that are made available in the Library.
• Searching: To find the call number of a physical reserve item, go to the Library catalog and click the Course Reserves tab. Use the drop down box to search by course instructor or course number.
• Location: Physical reserve items are located at the Circulation Desk on the 2nd floor.
• Circulation: Circulation policies for reserve items vary depending on the item. Most reserve items cannot leave the Library.
• Copies: To make copies of physical reserve items, you will need a VendaCard. VendaCards are available in the Student Lounge on the 2nd floor of the Library. For more information, see the Library's Copying Facilities and Policies web page.
• Overdue Fines Reserve items cannot be renewed for more time. Additionally, there is a 25 cent per hour, per item, per day fine for materials not returned on time.

 

Reserve Coordinator

Robin Harry
Phone: (716) 829-8105
E-Mail: harryr@dyc.edu
Faculty Reserve Request Form (PDF File)

 

Copyright Information

The Montante Family Library has adopted a strict interpretation of copyright laws as they relate to course reserve materials. The following restrictions apply:

• The Montante Family Library may accept one copy only of any copyrighted item, which may be held on reserve for only one academic semester. Reserve materials cannot be placed on reserve again without written copyright permission, which the course instructor is responsible for obtaining. Such permission must then be provided to the library. All reserve materials will be removed at the end of each academic semester unless permission has been provided to the library's course reserve coordinator. NOTE: Faculty members may visit the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) or the United States Copyright Office online to expedite the permission process.
• A photocopy of one chapter from a work of a single author, or not more than three chapters or articles from a collective work or periodical volume may be placed on reserve over the course of an academic semester. Of these, not more than one article from each collective work or periodical volume may be held on reserve at the same time.
• Anthologies and course packs cannot be placed on reserve without written permission from the copyright owner(s).
• No photocopies of consumable works such as standardized tests, workbooks, answer sheets, and solution manuals can be placed on reserve.

Electronic Reserves

The library no longer stores electronic documents for faculty. Students searching for electronic reserves should sign into their course through Blackboard.

The library can create and post pdf documents for faculty on their Blackboard course pages. We can also link to articles in our databases for those concerned about copyright issues.

Please contact the Reserve Coordinator for additional information.