Course Packets

In recent years, Digital Document Services has developed a method for faculty members to provide supplementary reading and classroom packets to their students through the digital print centers at the lowest possible cost. Our copyright clearance service is available to faculty and staff in agreement with the Academic Permissions Service of the Copyright Clearance Center in full compliance with applicable law. See Library of Congress for the text of the Copyright Law. Both a professor's own work and/or another author's previously published material can be incorporated in a packet.

How to Order a Customized Course Packet

An order for a packet may be placed through the Customer Service Supervisor, Anna Harris, 204-4703, Room 209, 1700 N. Broad Street. Or, to email Anna Harris Click here. Information required for packet preparation includes the section number, course number, name of class, and the title of the packet. For all previously printed material, a notice of copyright, the date of copyright, the title, author and publisher must be printed on the first page of the article. In order to expedite the clearance process, the instructor must complete the Academic Permissions Form, available at the copy centers or through Anna Harris. We request that you be available by telephone during the clearance process to answer questions as they arise.

Allow ample time for the copyright clearance process and the reproduction of packets. If the readings need to be available at the start of classes, please include this information when you submit your course packet

Clearances can take two to six weeks, depending on the publisher. Copying usually takes less than one week. We produce packets based on the class size as the required quantity, and we monitor registration for the class and section during the process. Based on experience, we know that class enrollment may be adjusted prior to the start of a semester. In an effort to produce only as many packets as needed, we apply reasonable judgment in determining how many packets to produce. If a packet is sold out, we will reproduce it within 24 hours with pre-payment. That is, the student pays for the packet in advance and returns the following day to pick up the copy reproduced specifically for him or her.

Students may purchase packets at the Ritter Hall Digital Print Center, Room 234, on Main Campus. Click Here for a list of packets available at each of these centers.

are accepted at the digital print centers. Contact the Customer Service Supervisor, Anna Harris, 204-4703 if you have any questions.

Course Packet & Copyright FAQ's in PDF format

Instructions for Completing an Academic Permission Service form

Online Academic Permission Service Form in PDF format

Online Academic Permission Service Form in Word format