In order for your materials to be processed and made available to your students at the start of the semester, please follow these guidelines:
- Make your requests as early as possible.
- If you would like the Library to purchase Print Reserves books, you must request that they be placed on order with the college bookstore. Go to the bookstore website and use the Faculty Log in option using your CUNY Login account credentials.
- Material will remain on reserve for the requested semester only. Unless you request otherwise, all material will be removed at the end of the semester and returned to the circulating collection, and personal material will be returned to faculty.
Material which CAN be placed on Print Reserves:
- Books owned by the Library
- DVDs owned by the Library
- Personally-owned DVDs (not duplicated); the Library is not responsible for loss of or damage to personal copies
- Personal copies of books (the Library is not responsible for loss of or damage to personal copies)
Material which CANNOT be placed on Print Reserves:
- Library Reference books or Reference videos (refer students to the Reference area or Media Desk where materials can be used)
- Interlibrary Loan books
- Library periodicals
- Electronic Reserves material
Copyright Guidelines:
- The Library will comply with the current copyright guidelines for CUNY libraries. Where materials do not fall within fair use, they may still be placed on Reserves providing permission is being sought from the copyright holder. The Library reserves the right not to accept materials for Print Reserves if it judges that the nature, scope or extent of the material is beyond the reasonable limits of fair use, and will not knowingly accept materials that violate copyright law.
- The following can be used as guidelines for copyright compliance: (C)OPYRIGHT@CUNY