[ILL-L] BOOK CHAPTERS

[Paul B. Drake]

Hi Sharon,

Thank you for your cents. You present valid pints.

My two cents on the more than 10% measure: Is it also applied to journal
article requests?  As most journal issues have fewer pages than books, it
would be a more frequent issue. Do we ever think that a 30 page journal
article may well be more than 10% of the issue?

I can understand the concern on the length of book chapters. Same issue at
times with conference proceedings.

I just suggest that the copyright implications of book chapters be treated
the same journal articles. However a library or librarian interprets them.

Earlier this week, a person who was interested in a bunch of "books" that 
actually had a list of book chapter titles. In the class's textbook.

A lot of emphasis is given to research and composition to the proper way
to make a citation. I wish there were some emphasis on interpreting
citations found in the course of research. Don't get me started on
brackets [ ].

As most copies are provided electronically, a don't think it's a green
issues for supplying nor lending libraries.


Paul B. Drake, User Services & Document Delivery Librarian
University of Guam/Unibetsedat Guahan
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Library
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On Fri, October 30, 2009 2:57 am, Sharon A. Sample wrote:
>
> I appreciate this discourse tremendously.
>
> However, if the chapter is more than 10% of that particular book, it
> more than likely violates copyright. If there happens to be a very
> specific clause in the verso/bibliographic information stating that
> under no circumstance is the book's contents to be duplicated, then we
> still honor that statement. Therefore, if someone requests a book
> chapter from us, get prepared to receive the book, unless the citation
> fits within the guidelines of copyright and "Fair Use" (not abuse).
>
> Respectively, I just received such a request from a faculty member this
> morning and because the book is only a year old and the chapter was
> rather lengthy, compared to the total page count, I submitted a book
> request.
>
> Often times, our patrons submit such requests by mistake, as they
> believe it to be a journal article. It is the professional staff
> member's job to make sure that they are not jeopardizing the
> institution's reputation or even possibly leading them into litigation
> because the requestor is unaware of the parameters.
>
> Finally, saying "No" does not tell the seeker anything other than you
> are unwilling to fill that request. When you, the borrowing institution,
> is refused from the entire string with a simple No response, what do you
> do...resubmit? That wastes time and the patron has to wait even longer
> for what they want. Why not put the responsibility on the patron as to
> what they do with the information? Perhaps, if you get the whole book
> faster than you would waiting for the chapter, then we have all killed
> less trees while saving frustration. Why not reply to request with
> "Conditional" accompanied by appropriate options?
>
> Just my two cents worth. Please spare the negative comments/responses
> and accept my thoughts as presented with the other side of the coin in
> mind.
>
> Sharon A. Sample, MLIS, MED
> Access Services and Serials Librarian
> Brenner Library-Quincy University
> 1800 College Avenue
> Quincy, IL 62301-2699
> samplsh at quincy.edu
> 217-228-5347
>
> Research means that you don't know, but are willing to find out.
> - Charles F. Kettering
>