Copyright, Fair Use and Electronic Reserves for Faculty

Request items to be placed on reserve via:

• Online Form
• Email: reserves@utica.edu
• In person at the circulation desk

Please allow 3 days for processing.

Note: The Library is unable to purchase textbooks to be placed on course reserve. However, assigned texts will sometimes be purchased if they fit the Library's collection development criteria.

Search the Library Catalog to see if Utica University Library owns the item:

Then complete the Course Reserve Form. You may suggest a purchase on this form and a librarian will contact you about purchasing.

Personal Copies of textbooks may be placed on reserve.

Instructor's Editions & Complimentary Copies:
Instructors editions can be placed on reserve if not prohibited by copyright. Complimentary copies from the publisher can generally be placed on reserve.

Limitations: If the phrase "For Review Only" or language containing similar copyright restrictions is present, the library cannot place the book on reserve.

To place personal copies on reserve:

• Complete the Place a Course Reserve form and bring your personal copy to the Circulation Desk.
• You will be contacted at the end of the reserve period about retrieving your personal copy. If you cannot retrieve it from the library, we will return it to your school office. 

• Professors will be provided with a link for their E-materials which can be placed in Engage, Canvas, or through the reserves module of the catalog
• Print books and media will be available at the Circulation Desk and searchable through the reserves module of the catalog