Interlibrary Loan is a cooperative agreement among libraries that allows libraries to request and supply materials for their patrons.
Copyright guidelines govern the types of copying requesting and supplying libraries participating in ILL agreements can do. When submitting a request for a copy of an article, book chapter, etc., please acknowledge the information below:
Simon Schwob Memorial Library Interlibrary Loan office adheres to Section 108 of the Copyright Law (Title 17, United States Code), including CONTU (National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyright) Guidelines regarding the 1976 Copyright Law (Title 17, United States Code). These guidelines impose annual limits on photocopy requests.
The requestor is aware that the requested photocopy or reproduction obtained via ILL is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, and later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for any other purpose, that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
The Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries, and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.
***Because of copyright law, as it relates to ILL, we cannot place photocopies received via Interlibrary loan on course reserve.