Yes, the Dutch Copyright Act allows a small section of a book or journal article to be copied without permission from the copyright holder, for your own practice, study, or use.
In case the book or publication is no longer in commercial circulation it is permitted to scan or copy the whole work.
The copy may not be made for commercial purposes and it must be solely for personal use; you may not, for instance, circulate the copies to your fellow students. This also means that you are not permitted to send copies to somebody else by email.
