Administrative support for duplication of materials for classroom use, administration of special off-schedule examinations, duplicating minutes of faculty committees, and correspondence is limited. Administrative assistants for departments or divisions may be available for some of these tasks, but the department or division chair should be consulted. Consult Print Services for information on submitting materials electronically for duplication.
Duplication of many page materials such as special articles, manuals, term papers or research questionnaires that students are required to distribute to the members of the class is to be paid for generally by the students at fees based upon current costs unless a decision is made for the expense to be met by the department involved. Students should be informed of such fees before the course begins, and these should be attached to the catalog description of course so students can be billed through the regular billing process. Faculty are encouraged to post such materials electronically where possible; consult the Faculty Instructional Technology consultants or university librarians regarding appropriate methods.
When making and/or distributing copies, faculty should be aware that without permission from the copyright holder or a specific exception granted by copyright law, both digital and analog copying are narrowly restricted. Section 107 of the U.S. copyright law (title 17, U.S. Code) outlines “fair use,” a flexible exception to the rights granted to copyright owners that allows use of copyrighted material without paying or permission in certain situations. Information about the fair use exception and best practices for relying on it to make copies are available on the library’s website and at the copying service in the Academic Center. For a further discussion, see Appendix III on “Fair Use and Photocopying.”