- Materials are placed on Electronic Reserves (ERes) only at the request of Saint Louis
University faculty members for the non-commercial, educational use of their students.
- Appropriate materials for ERes include, but are not limited to lecture notes, past
examinations, government publications, other public domain materials, articles from
journals, and book chapters.
- Access to materials on ERes is available only from the ERes Web page by professor's
name or course name and number and is limited by password to students enrolled in each
course. Electronic reserve course pages are removed at the end of each semester.
- Students click an "Accept" button agreeing to adhere to the copyright notice that
appears prior to accessing the content for each course. In addition, the full
bibliographic citation and a notice that copyright law may cover the material appear
on the first page of each item on ERes.
- Students are not charged for access. If students choose to print an item, the charge
is limited to the cost of printing.
- Materials not owned or licensed by the Libraries will be purchased whenever possible.
- Persistent links will be provided for articles in licensed journals and databases or for
electronic books whenever possible.
Copyright Permissions
- All materials placed on ERes must be legally obtained and owned or licensed by Saint
Louis University or one of its divisions. To place a student's work on ERes, written
permission from the student is needed and should be submitted with the request.
- If there is doubt about fair use of certain reserve materials, copyright permission
will be sought from the copyright holder, in most instances by the Libraries. Lengthy
works that are under copyright, such as complete books, will not be placed on ERes
unless the work is out of print and the faculty member provides documented permission
from the copyright holder.
- If articles, charts, graphs, poetry, or limited portions of books require copyright
permission to be placed on ERes, the Libraries will apply for permission through
the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), or to the copyright holder directly if CCC
cannot provide copyright permission.
- Materials will be placed on reserve pending the receipt of copyright permission.
- The Libraries will pay for copyright permission, but reserve the right to refuse
materials for ERes when the cost for copyright permission is too high. The Libraries'
policy regarding payment of copyright fees is subject to change contingent upon library
budget constraints.
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Last updated October 17, 2006.
