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arl-ereserve: Re: Electronic Reserve Copyright Limitations.

arl-ereserve: Re: Electronic Reserve Copyright Limitations.

Re: Electronic Reserve Copyright Limitations.

Brian Nielsen (b-nielsen@nwu.edu)
Thu, 25 Sep 1997 11:29:17 -0500 

Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19970925112917.00877640@merle.acns.nwu.edu>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 11:29:17 -0500
To: arl-ereserve@arl.org, "Julie A. Kowalewski-Ward" <jaward@email.sjsu.edu>
From: Brian Nielsen <b-nielsen@nwu.edu>
Subject: Re: Electronic Reserve Copyright Limitations.
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.95.970923135542.12999E-100000@zeus.sjsu.edu>


On 9/25/97, Julie A. Kowalewski-Ward <jaward@email.sjsu.edu> wrote:
> 
> Looking at the factors of fair use - the purpose of the use - scholarship- 
> would only be enhanced by having access to other students.  If a student
> in a Physics class wants to look ahead to see what a more advanced Physics
> class is studying - why would this be against fair use?  This would be
> assisting in the student's scholarship.  Why should it be discouraged?

Julie's right about this, in my view, which is one reason why we here at
Northwestern do not require a password to access e-reserve.  In the CONFU
process we were able to argue successfully for wording in the e-reserve
statement that limiting access need not be done solely by password.
Through the use of the word "structured", (see the dead draft at
http://www.cc.columbia.edu/~rosedale/guidelines.html ) , we are within
guidelines when we allow anyone on campus to see/use Northwestern's
e-reserve if they access the materials by course rather than at an "item
level".


> 1.  Electronic reserve systems should be structured to limit access 
> to students registered in the course for which the items have been placed 
> on reserve, and to instructors and staff responsible for the course or 
> the electronic system.
>  
> 2.      The appropriate methods for limiting access will depend on 
> available technology. 

Students curious about a future course they might take should be able to
access the readings for the course, without having to go through hassles.

Brian

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