Cornell and online reserves in CHE

[Ann Okerson <ann.okerson@yale.edu>]

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ONLINE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Cornell U. Creates Guidelines on Electronic Reserves to Avoid Copyright
Problems

By JEFFREY R. YOUNG

To avoid potential legal action by the Association of American Publishers,
Cornell University issued guidelines for professors this month on how to
place materials on electronic reserve without violating copyright law.

The guidelines were jointly written with officials from the publishing
group in a process that began in April, after the group sent a letter to
the university complaining that it suspected widespread copyright
violations on the campus.

"The university has sought to resolve this matter in a manner that
protects the faculty's legitimate interests while averting the threat of
litigation," the university's provost, Biddy Martin, wrote in a memorandum
to academic deans. The letter, dated September 6, asks the deans to
distribute the guidelines to professors.

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Cornell posted the guidelines and the fair-use checklist on its Web
site, www.copyright.cornell.edu

Copyright 2006, The Chronicle of Higher Education