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James Library

Faculty Resources

PLACING ITEMS ON RESERVE FOR YOUR STUDENTS

RCC faculty who wish to place course materials on reserve may do so either by contacting Teresa Frohock or by bringing items to the library circulation desk. When requesting materials to be placed on reserve via email, please include the following information:

  • Faculty name
  • Course name, number and section
  • Title/author/edition of item
  • Loan period (most reserve items are library use only)
  • Begin and end reserve dates
  • Special instructions

Please allow 48 hours processing time for reserve materials. A confirmation email will be sent when items are available for use by students. Library owned materials will be removed from reserve at the end of the semester unless faculty request otherwise.

CHECKING YOUR RESERVES

You can check and see what items you have on reserve at any time by following these steps:

  • Go to the James Library webpage
  • Click on Search RCC Library Catalog
  • Click on Reserve Desk
  • In the field beside 'Search For' type your name
  • Click on Look Up Items on Reserve by Instructor

RESERVES POLICY

Reserve services are made available to RCC faculty and students to support course instruction requirements and to help facilitate equitable access to course specific information. Reserves are located at the James Library main desk.

All reserve materials are subject to guidelines similar to those governing formal classroom distribution for face-to-face teaching outlined in the ALA Model Policy Concerning College and University Photocopying for Classroom, Research, and Library Reserve Use, as well as the Fair Use provisions of the US Copyright Act (Section 107).

COPYRIGHT PERMISSION

When the use of copyright material falls outside of the provisions of US Copyright Act (Section 107)Fair Use guidelines, faculty can obtain copyright permission from the copyright owner. The American Association of Publishers suggests that the following information be included in a permission request letter in order to expedite the process. The request should be sent to the permissions department of the publisher in question.

  • Title, author and edition of materials
  • Exact material to be used
  • Number of copies to be made
  • Use to be made of duplicated materials
  • Form of distribution