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' Copyright By BRIAN TURNER Staff Writer A new federal copyright law may c lit- i iiuiurieti across ine country, according t Director of Libraries at USC. The law takes effect Jan. 1, and will work for the library. It will allow librarie five articles from one periodical less t annually, unless the library subscribes I magazine. i ne inieriiDrary loan department, the affected by the law, controls the lendinf periodicals and journals between librai Carolina system. PROFESSORS and graduate students information but can't get it at USC mu with the department to get the mate library. If the library has the requeste must check to make sure it has not mad material wiihin five years. --- minimum w Increase will on USC wage By BOB LEAGUE Gamecock Staff Writer Students on work-study, as well as hou had thoughts of fatter pocketbooks wher to raise the federal minimum wage frori increase will have little effect on wages Steve Garris, assistant director of per: A Supreme Court decision ruled that s1 the wage-hour regulations of the Depar state-supported institution it is exeim guidelines, Garris said. However, the wage increase, which ProciHont ?? : 12 A . .v?.uv>? V/OI ICI , III ay IIUVC UIl Jliuireci he said. For example, the "going rate" p rise as a result of the higher minimum w "AS FAR AS we know there is no prov us directly," Kay Edwards, assistant di said. But Edwards also cited the indirect t have, especially on work-study student "In order to be competitive and get stitution is going to have to pay more," E "STUDENTS WILL conceivably be al he said, so the university could lose v Donalds and Burger King, unless work-s that they would be able to increase to th added. Each department at USC sets its own ! said, based on the nature of the work an the student. Althouch HF.W I'MHilatinns < and USC policy sets a minimum of $2.00 < ONE DEPARTMENT has already inc minimum wage, Garris said. Closets, drew By JIM PHILLIPS Gamecock Staff Writer Area managers may inspect any part o including closets and drawers, if evi violations exist, said Robert A. Ste business affairs for Residential Life Se Many students believe area manager closets, drawers or any inconspicuous circumstances. Stewart said, "We don't open closets there is something there that indicates ' an extension cord running to a closet c from a closet or drawer. The health and a search." STKWAKT SAII) the state fire ma university remove any cooking device and popcorn poppers from dormitory r< are a fire hazard. For the same reason e cords are not allowed. "We find that many of the extension c< law may causc The library will be allowed to ma works for preservation or secu published works replacing damaf a use problems for copies of out-of-print works that a o Kenneth Toombs, market prices. mean more paper- "The law will have its biacest efi is to photocopy only of the Association of Research L han five years old These are the 100 largest resei to that journal or America, and Carolina's librarie The problem, Toombs explained, certain journals run well over $100 > main department them there is no demand at this uni \ and borrowing of at the university have a reasonabl ries not within the we will get them through the interli TOOMBS SAID he believes th who need SDecifir nuhiishprs in nrntu^t thai*- u. _B ? m ~ f ?. vnvii oaico uj st make a request rather than use of library materia rial from another is attentive to the principle of fair i d material then it personal use and not for purchase) e five copies of the meet copy requests that are coun! said. gge BMP? I have little effect I Bh rly employes at USC, may have i Congress voted this past week tl $2.35 to $2.65 an hour. But the 1 i at the university, according to i sonneh ates do not have to comply with tment of Labor. Since USC is a p JV/5-ipt from the minimum wage ' ^ 18 i must be signed into law by effect on temporary employes, uiu 10 oricKiayers will probably ^ =?ge. ision m that hill that will affect irector of student financial aid, jffect the wage increase might ^X-S S. good student workers, the in- gj--, y-^fe '.d wards said. ble to make more off-campus," workers to businesses like Mc- The computer as tudy salaries rise. It is doubtful at USC, institute e limit set in the bill though, he adopted from regis the University < salaries for student workers, he originally develop d the qualifications required of doctoral candidal set a maximum of $3.50 an hour in hour. USC first expei registration in 196 licated that it will pay the new Cathode ray tut L mediate drop-add jft. . - ? vers noT exempT t type jobs that are thin and small 1 enough to catch on fire by themseh a circuit," Stewart said, if a student's room, "One of these days," Stewart idence of housing violating regulations we are going t wart, director of "We've been very fortunate so f rvices. had any injuries in fires." s mnv nnt Innlr in i place under any STEWART SAID most of the fire been contained to the room where t or drawers unless most serious fire at the universit we should, such as damage to a sorority lounge in Sims >r an odor coming was caused by a cigarette, he sai safety check is not Health and safety checks must prior to the inspection, according manager of the South Building-S irshal makes the notices do not specify any particuU except coffee pots only inform students of the beginnin x?ms because they Carr said, "I go into the room wi Wtrical nvtonoinn "-J * ? ?4 ?1? 1 5 ?- *-? * - auu i iii^^KCL wuai is visioie. n 1 see into a closet, I can check it. If ther >rds are dime store can check into closets and drawers > problem ke copies of unpublished He sai rity purposes, to copy is not nr jed copies and to make money," innoi DC oDiained at fair patrons. "If we publicati feet on member libraries The n ibraries," Toombs said. stantiall; irch libraries in North Harriet s are members. "is that subscriptions to "ALTI a year, and for many of every ti iversity. Should someone because e demand for materials, many ph brary loan system." years." Oglesfc : law is an attempt by educatin / encouraging purchases the new Is. "The Cooper Library machine isage (making copies for and on t , however, and we do not "If the ter to this principle," he service i avoid pr< ... gi .-i^-7-r -. \ s ^aB ! isisted registration system r jd two years ago, was bo stration programs used at sti 3f Tennessee and was scl >ed in 1957 by a Purdue soi 1. ex; rimented with computer 1 2. thi >es are used now for im- Do results. stii rom resiaev wired. They can get hot looked ir /es, without overloading SUDlll said, "if people keep found ab o have a bad fire." with unr ar, in that we have not would av "I found regulatio s at the university have plate," S hey started. He said the The pe y did $18,000 worth of to the coi last year. The Sims fire the first cl. forfeiture be announced 24 hours second v to Ilachel Carr, area outh Tower area The Stewar ir Hau f incnAntinn l\i?? r ... .1 r v.v.j */ uwpvvuv/ii "ui ior me 111 g date of the checks. of time tc th my hands behind me their rooi an extension cord going remainin e is reasonable cause, I Stewar i although 1 have never illegal af ? ? ? I w/am?A *9 is for library d, "Although the law has some justification, there luch way for a library to beat publishers out of ' but said he doesn't feel the law will lihrm-v repeatedly receive requests to photocopy a certain ion, we will go ahead and subscribe to it," he added, ew law shouldn't increase costs or create suby more work for the library staff, according to Oglesbee, assistant reference librarian. IOUGH we'll have to start keeping records under tie that we photocopy, the problem is limited USC has a pretty good periodical collection, and lotocopy requests are for materials older than five she said. ee said she felt "Our biggest problem will be p lisprs In what (Ho lame- -? ' ' pmpmmmmmnn. nuuti's warning 01 restrictions will be placed above the copy s, in the reference office where requests are taken he request forms themselves. graduate students and faculty, to whom the loan s available, are aware of the laws, then we can )blems that would i*ke up staff time," she said. Bo i ne rhe university has a 10 percent overoking, and Gunter said 96 percent of idents participating in CAR get full ledules of all courses received except for ne section changes, and 62 percent get actly what they request. Registration began Oct. 18 and runs -ough Oct. 28. Susan Collier and Diane >wling (above) were among the many idents registering last ~ " 1 ice inspection i drawers." i\ aunuiM, norsesnoe area manager said he out eight or 10 students during the first inspection egistered refrigerators. He said these students oid violations if they register their refrigerators, only one student in violation of university housing ns, that for use of an extension cord and a hot ohoni said. nalty for violating housing regulations, according ulrant for tinnln .v.. diuucm i caiucilic lliillS, IS >Zi> IOF violation. Removal from campus housing and ? of the balance of housing fees is the penalty for a iolation. t said, "As a practice, we normally assess only $10 -st violation and give the student a certain amount > remove the object or appliance in violation from m. If it is not removed in the specified time, the g $15 is assessed." t said the usual time given for students to remove >pliances is from 24 to 48 hours.