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Formatting Guidelines & Copyright Informtaion

• Reserves material will be processed in the order received. Depending on the volume of incoming items, it may take up to one week to process new Reserves material.
   
• A completed Course Reserve List Form must accompany all items submitted to the Circulation & Reserves Desk. Click here to download a copy of the course reserve list form
   
• Reserves staff will affix a call number and barcode label to Professor provided material submitted for reserves. SJSU Course Reserves and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library are not responsible for possible damage or loss of items placed on Reserves.
   
• The San Jose State University Library must own physical or electronic access of the source in order for material to be placed on Electronic Course Reserves.
   
• When submitting journal articles or book chapters for electronic reserves, please identify the source material by providing a copy of the title page for each source or by clearly writing the bibliographic information on the front page. If SJSU does not own a particular book or journal title, we cannot immediately place a chapter or article from that source on electronic reserves until copyright permission is obtained. If permission is required, our office will investigate into securing permission. Information about using copyrighted material and requesting permission can be found at the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.
   
• When submitting material for electronic reserves, we ask that professors provide either photocopies to be scanned by our staff or an electronic copy to be attached via email. Please make sure copies are one-sided, clear of smudges and have a half-inch margin on all sides. Black text is preferred.
   
• All non-copyrighted material such as homework solutions and lecture notes may be placed on electronic reserve without permission.