Course Reserves

About Course Reserves

Course Reserves is a library service to help professors or instructors provide student access to high-demand materials for their courses. Physical books, media items, kits, PDFs, and electronic resources can all be placed on course reserves.

Copyright Information

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other 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. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. See UMD's Copyright Information and University of Minnesota Libraries Copyright Information & Resources.