The Rapid Copy Center provides the University community with black and white and color quick copy service, with a one-day turn-around for most job requests, from its Business Administration building location. Charges for services are billed to the customer through the campus recharge system.

Job requests can be brought to the copy center or submitted electronically through the centers new electronic submission service, Digital Storefront. Our Digital Storefront service provides the convenience of sending a job request from your desktop as a .pdf file to the center in a digital format. (Contact Lianne Fenn at 442-3471 for instructions on how to get registered or go to the link from the home page.)

When submitting a job to the Rapid Copy Center, either in person or electronically, your request should include the following information:

Date	Account Number
Authorized Signature	Department Name
Phone Number	Location (Bdlg./Rm.)
# of Originals	# of Copies
Type of Paper Stock	Special Instructions

Sample Rapid Copy Job Request Form (This form is in Microsoft Word format. If you are unable to view Microsoft Word documents, please request a hard copy from the Rapid Copy Center.)

Job requests submitted without account numbers or invalid accounts will not be processed until a valid account can be confirmed with the requestor.

Depending on the size of the job and finishing requirements, some requests can be handled on a walk-up basis.

Job requests may also be sent through interagency mail to the Rapid Copy Center, Business Administration B-26. Please note on your request if you require delivery of the finished job or will be stopping by to pick the job up.

8 ½” x 11” 30% Recycled Content 20lb.

White

Pink

Canary (Yellow)

Blue

Green

Goldenrod

Ivory

8 ½” x 14” 30% Recycled Content 20lb.

White

Blue

8 ½” x 11” BRITES

Ultra Orange

Ultra Pink

Ultra Lemon

Ultra Lime

Celestial Blue

Violet

Red

Green

8 ½” x 11” Index/Cover 90lb.

White

Green

Blue

Canary (Yellow)

Salmon

Cherry

Gray

8 ½” x 11” Parchment 60lb.

Natural

Orchid

8 ½” x 11” Certificate Bond – White

11” x 17” 70lb.

White

Blue

Gray

Green

Ivory

Pink

Color Copy Paper 8 ½” x 11 and 11” x 17”

80lb. Glossy Cover

80lb. Glossy Text

80lb. Cover

32lb. Text

Transparencies, Color and B+W

White Crack N’ Peel

Finishing Services

Single to Single Side Copying

Single to Double Side Copying

Double Sided to Double Sided Copying

Collating

Stapling

Cutting & Trimming: custom cut to desired finished size

Laminating: 3" x 2.5" up to 15" x 20"

Hole Punching: from one to three holes, any position

"Fastback" Binding: bind work to a maximum thickness of 1.5" (approximately 375 sheets of 20 lb. paper)

Printed Binding Strips: have the title of work printed on bound piece

Clear Covers: add a clear cover to bound work

Folding: letter tri-fold, booklet fold for 8.5" x 11" and 11" x 17" paper

Padding: 4-UP pads or custom sizes

Reductions & Enlargements

Folding examples

Stapling examples

The above examples are available in Microsoft Word format. If you are unable to view Microsoft Word documents, please request a hard copy from the Rapid Copy Center.

Photocopying of copyrighted material in the Rapid Copy Center will be done in accordance with the Fair Use Criteria of the Copyright Act. The following guideline will be used to assist RCC staff in determining the minimum standard of educational fair use for copying materials protected by copyright. The University at Albany will not accept liability for duplication of copyrighted material if the request exceeds what can be reasonably considered educational fair use.

If the RCC staff judge the copy request to exceed educational fair use guidelines, the requestor will be informed of this and the material returned. If the material to be copied is questionable, RCC staff will inform the requestor that copying of the material "may" exceed the limits of permissible copying. If the requestor still wishes to have the material copied by the Center, the requestor will be asked to sign a waiver assigning personal liability for the possible infringement of fair use limits of the copyright resulting from the material being produced. The waiver will be kept by the RCC, the material will be copied and the requestor will be advised to write for permission from the holder of the copyright for all photocopying requests that exceed educational fair use limits.

Sample Copyright Waiver form
(This form is available in Microsoft Word format. If you are unable to view this form, please request a hard copy from the Rapid Copy Center.)

Guidelines can be separated into three categories:

Classroom Use
Personal Research Use
Duplication Requiring Permission

Click on the link for additional details.

Classroom Use (Books and Periodicals)

Classroom guidelines allow a teacher to distribute photocopied material to students in a class, without obtaining prior permission to make multiple copies from a copyright owner under the following conditions:

1. The distribution of the same photocopied material does not occur every semester.
2. Only one copy is distributed to each student and the copy becomes the student's property.
3. The material includes a copyright notice on the first page of the material.
4. No charge is made for the copy beyond the actual cost of reproduction.

In addition to these considerations, the amount of material distributed should not exceed certain brevity standards:

1. For PROSE - a work can be copied in its entirety if it is less than 2,500 words in length. If the work is longer, it should not exceed 10% of the work, whichever is less.
2. For POETRY - 250 words is the suggested limit.
3. For ILLUSTRATIONS - one is the rule of thumb.
4. Considerations of spontaneity and cumulative effect:
5. Copying done at the instance and inspiration of the individual faculty member.
6. Decision to use the material for teaching effectiveness does not allow sufficient time to request permission prior to use.

The material is for only one course.

1. The copying is not done repeatedly for the same material.
2. There are not more than nine separate instances of multiple copying for one course during the class term.

Personal Research Use

At the very least, faculty may make a single copy of any of the following for scholarly research or for use in teaching or preparing to teach a class:

1. A chapter from a book.
2. An article from a periodical or newspaper.
3. A short story, short essay, or short poem, whether or not from a collective work.
4. A chart, diagram, cartoon or picture from a book, periodical, or newspaper.

Duplication Requiring Permission

1. Repetitive Copying: classroom use of photocopied material in multiple courses or successive years will normally require advance permission from the copyright owner.
2. Copying for Profit: faculty should not charge students more than the actual cost of photocopying the material.
3. Consumable Goods: the duplication of works that are consumed in a classroom, such as standardized tests, exercises and workbooks, normally require permission from the copyright owner.
4. Creation of Anthologies as Basic Text Material for a Course: creation of collective work or anthologies by photocopying a number of copyrighted articles and excerpts to be purchased and used together as a basic text for a course will in most instances require the permission of the copyright holders. Such photocopying is more likely to be considered as a substitute for the purchase of a book and less likely to be deemed fair use.