Materials which do not require copyright permission include the exams, syllabi, and lecture notes of the instructor placing material on Reserves, portions of government publications not subject to copyright restrictions, a single journal or magazine article used for one semester, a single book chapter used for one semester, or material for which the professor or instructor owns copyright.

Materials which require copyright permission are multiple chapters from a single book or multiple articles from a single journal or magazine.

Complete books will not be scanned into electronic form.

Warning Concerning Copyright Restrictions
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 to be only used for private study, scholarship, or research inappropriately, the user may be liable for copyright infringement. The "fair use" provision in the Copyright Law has four measures:

1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
2. The nature of the copyrighted work;
3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

The University of South Florida adheres to this statute through the fair use provisions of the copyright law and permission of the copyright holder where applicable.