How does photocopying work at the library? What is the Access Copyright licence?
The University has a licence with Access Copyright, an organization which represents copyright owners of print works, which allows professors, students and staff to make photocopies of text works (books, journal articles etc.) so that in most cases, you may photocopy what you need for ordinary educational activities. For example, professors may make copies of articles for students in their classes and students may copy a book chapter for their studies. However, there are still limits to the copying that can be done. For example, you may copy an entire newspaper article, short story, play, poem, essay, or article or an entire chapter (provided it is less than 20% of the book) or less than 10% of a work (or 15% if the work is to be sold), whichever is greater. You may not make a copy of a copy, such as of a journal article that has been copied to be placed on Course Reserves. In addition, not all works are covered by the licence – there is an exclusions list for copyright owners who have
