About E-Reserves (using Blackboard)
What is it?
Electronically accessible, full text images of articles and short book chapters, following "fair use" copyright guidelines.
Why Use it?
To provide students 24 hour/7 days a week access to course readings.
How does it work?
- Faculty will create a course page in Blackboard for each class that they want to use electronic reserves.
- Once you have created your course page, go to the Blackboard Control Panel and select "Request E-reserves" from the Course Tools section of the Control Panel. Read the instructions and select "Himmelfarb Library" from the list of libraries, and click "submit". This step allows library staff to have course builder access to your course, which is necessary in order to post E-reserve materials.
Please note: ITL will grant library staff course builder access within 3 days of when you submit your initial Blackboard E-request form.
- Faculty will submit a Himmelfarb Library Blackboard E-request form for each item they wish to put on reserve. This form must be completed in full.
- Faculty will submit a copy of the journal article or book chapter and the completed Blackboard e-reserve reserve request form to Himmelfarb Library. This copy must be a clear, single-sided, high quality reprint on 8 1/2" x 11" paper. Requests should be submitted AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASSES to ensure availability to of materials to students. Materials are processed on a first come, first served basis.
- Library staff will receive request(s), and physically process each item.
- Library staff will create copyright displays for each item in compliance with U.S. Copyright guidelines by stamping the first page of each article with the copyright message to ensure compliance. This stamp will display when the item is electronically accessed.
- Library staff will scan each article or book chapter as a PDF file to create electronic copies. Library staff will then create links to the images (PDF files) to specified sessions within the Blackboard course pages.
- A printed backup copy will also be stored at the Circulation/ Reserves desk in case the electronic system becomes temporarily unavailable.
- Faculty will receive an e-mail confirmation of completion of the electronic reserve process in Blackboard.
- Students will access electronic reserve via Blackboard whenever needed!
Some advice
- Dark images and backgrounds scan poorly. In cases where images are integral to the learning process, please contact the Reserves Department to discuss alternatives to electronic reserve.
- Large documents will be broken into parts with no more than 15 pages in order to facilitate more efficient downloading and printing times.
Placing an item on print reserve
WARNING CONCERNING COPYRIGHT COMPLIANCE The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials. Under certain circumstances specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order, if in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of the Copyright law. |
Reserves Department | (202) 994-1827 or (202) 994-3685 | mlbrsv@gwumc.edu
