There is a chapter from a book posted in e-reserves for a course I am taking that is also assigned for another course. Members of my other class mentioned the photocopy on reserve was missing pages. I attempted to send them a link to the chapter in e-reserves, but they could not access it. Can I send them the password to access the article?
Passwords to access copyright-protected material are intended to limit users in order to comply with Fair Use or TEACH Act guidelines or rules specified in permission licenses. For this reason, passwords should not be shared. Only students enrolled for a particular course should access the e-reserves for that course. This rule also applies to Blackboard course sites.
Can I download the .pdf and email it to them?
Downloading the .pdf for your personal use is permitted. Sometimes if the library is granted permission by the publisher to upload, that permission is based on a specified number of users. Making and distributing extra copies would violate that agreement.
How else may they legally obtain the article?
Students from the other course should request that his/her professor place the chapter on e-reserve for their course. Also, if the original source is available in the library, students may view that copy.