Forms
To reserve an item, an instructor will need to fill out two forms: one registering the course with the Library and a second requesting the material. Completed forms can be emailed to circulationdesk@med.cornell.edu or submitted in person to the Circulation Desk. If you have any questions, please call the Circulation Desk at (212) 746-6050. These forms will need to be completed each semester that materials are placed on reserve.
Guidelines for Items Owned by WCMC Library
Hard Copy
- Books - Entire books or multiple copies of a book may be placed on reserve. Individual students may make one copy of assigned chapter(s) for personal use.
- If the Library does not own the item, you may place a personal copy on reserve, or recommend that the item be purchased for reserve use. Please let us know as early as possible if you are making a purchase request so that we can check availability and let you know if this will be possible.
- Journals - One copy of a single journal article from a single issue will be put on reserve. Individual
students may make one copy for personal use. A scan of the article can be made for electronic posting. An entire issue of a journal may be placed on physical reserve if more than one article from that journal is required.
Only small portions of copyrighted works (i.e. one article from a journal issue, one chapter of a book) may be copied and placed on reserve.
Online Material from WCMC-Licensed Electronic Resources
- Books - Links directly to chapters of online books can be posted.
- However, be advised that we have a finite number of online "copies" of
books. If all online copies of a book that we own are in use,
additional patrons will be unable to access that book until someone logs off.
- If the Library does not own the item, you may recommend that the item be purchased for reserve use. Please let us know as early as possible if you are making a purchase request so that we can check availability and let you know if this will be possible.
- Journals - Links to articles from journals the Library subscribes to may be posted. Please see the ITS Remote Access chart for off-site access privileges.
All electronic reserves will be password protected. Instructors who wish to use an electronic reserve for a course must submit a list of students enrolled in the course, along with their email addresses.
Guidelines for Items Not Owned by WCMC Library
Only works or materials which are public domain, for which you are claiming educational fair use (see fair use checklist), or for which you have received permission or are seeking permission from the copyright holder may be used for reserve. A hard copy can be put on reserve and a scan made for electronic posting. Pending permission, items can be put on reserve for one semester only.
Definition and Purpose of Course Reserves
Course reserves are materials (including books, disks, A/V materials, journal articles and/or photocopies, electronic resources, instructional equipment and non-book items) chosen by the faculty to support class instruction. Access to the material is more restricted than is the access to items in general circulation.
The purpose of a reserve collection is to:
- Support the needs of a group of patrons. The group is usually a student group, but may also be a special seminar or another unit within the WCMC community
- Provide timely, convenient, and efficient access to high-demand materials
- Protect materials that are at a high risk of theft or vandalism
Copyright Restrictions
- The Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. 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 copy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any other purpose 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.
- The Institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order, if, in its judgement, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of the copyright law.
- Absence of copyright notice does not necessarily indicate that the material is not copyrighted. The law no longer requires such a notice.
For more information, see WCMC Library's Copyright Resources page.
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