September 29, 2006

Cornell U. Creates Guidelines for E-Reserves

By JEFFREY R. YOUNG

To avoid potential legal action by the Association of American Publishers, Cornell University issued guidelines this month for professors 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

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