Can textbooks be digitized through SCR?
Books that are written explicitly for classroom instruction generally do not fall under fair use. Using portions of a text for a class is not transformative which does not lean toward fair use and often has a detrimental financial impact on the rightsholder. Digitizing all or part such books requires obtaining copyright clearance and paying a permission fee. When necessary, the Library will clear copyright and pay reasonable permission fees; however, it is not the purpose of the supplemental course reserves program to save students the cost of purchasing what should be required textbooks. See “Measuring Fair Use: The Four Factors” for more details.
