Re: copyright permission and course reserve

On Fri, Jan 28, 2000, Leah Gadzikowski <lrgadz01[_at_]louisville.edu> wrote:
>
> I have a few instructors who have requested that I put the same
> articles on reserve for them every semester. After much discussion,
> I was finally able to convince them that Fair Use only applies to
> the first semester and after that, they need to get permission.
>
> In order to help them I am trying to draft a sample letter to publishers
> asking copyright permission specifically for putting articles on reserve
> for a course. I'm not really sure what to put into it though. Everyone
> that I've talked to so far has said that they know what to ask for if
> it's for a course pak, but they have no idea what to do with reserve
> items.
>
> Do any of you have any suggestions? I'd really appreaciate any help
> that I can get with this.

My experience has been that the publishers are very reluctant to grant permission for reserve room use. I requested permission for reserve room use a few times a couple of years ago and they were all turned down. I, to, would be interested in hearing other people's experiences in requesting permission for reserve use.

Linda S. Heide
Copyright Services
Western Washington University
360-650-7435 voice
360-650-7436 fax
Linda.Heide[_at_]wwu.edu Received on Mon Jan 31 2000 - 16:16:28 GMT