Acceptable Photocopies (term by term basis):

1. Academic course packets prepared by a copyright clearance center or commercial copy center. Such packets shall indicate on the cover that all materials have been reprinted with publisher's permission.

2. Copies of journal articles from sources available in the Library's collection. Upon request, Course Reserves will photocopy such articles and stamp them "Copyright Protected". They may be placed on Course Reserves for one term only in a ration of one copy per 20 students.

3. Copies of personal lecture notes, exams, bibliographies, or syllabi, excluding copyrighted materials.

4. Under Fair Use guidelines, a single photocopy of a journal article from a non-PSU Library source may be placed on Course Reserves for one term only. Course Reserves will make no additional photocopies of such copyright protected materials. Instructor will provide good quality photocopy for scanning and complete citation for the article.

5. Under Fair Use guidelines, a single photocopy of a book chapter may be placed on Course Reserves for one term only. Course Reserves will make no additional photocopies of such copyright protected materials. Instructor will provide good quality photocopy for scanning and complete citation for the chapter.

*Please include a complete citation for all journal articles. For book chapters, please include the title and author/editor.

Unacceptable photocopies:

1. Photocopies of all or any part of commercially published study guides, answer keys, workbooks, or solutions manuals without publisher's permission.

Restrictions concerning other materials:

1. Commercial videotapes, library-owned videotapes, or videotapes of classroom activities are all acceptable. Non-commercial videotapes taped off the air by instructor (PBS, TLC, A&E) are NOT acceptable without permission from the program's producer.

2. Compact disks and commercially produced cassettes are acceptable. Homemade cassettes, DVD's, CD's or other electronic format containing copyrighted music or other audio media are not acceptable.

3. Computer disks accepted in Course Reserves must be accompanied by a signed statement that the faculty member accepts responsibility for the contents and for any damage or copyright violation resulting from their use.

4. Student papers or other student-created materials must be accompanied by the student's written permission for their use and a signed FERPA release. FERPA forms are available in the Reserve Library.


Note: All materials submitted to Course Reserves are subject to copyright review by the Course Reserves Coordinator and the Public Access Services Supervisor. For further information, please refer to the Portland State Copyrighted Print-Media Materials Use Policy, or call the Course Reserves Coordinator at 503.725.4518 or email reserves@pdx.edu.