Campus Store

Sells and rents books in physical and electronic formats

Linking to library eBooks (rather than uploading copies) avoids copyright concerns

Libraries are often unable to license or purchase textbooks in electronic format

Library ebooks may be subject to use restrictions. These limits may include the number of concurrent users; total number of uses; and limits on printing and downloading

Open Educational Resources are freely available online

Both CDLI (CDLI OER guide) and the library (library OER guide) offer guides to locating quality open resources, including open textbooks

Canvas

Linking to library resources (rather than uploading copies) avoids copyright concerns

We provide very limited access to physical course reserves. Ebooks and streaming media are the preferred formats. Instructors may submit requests to place print materials on electronic reserve

If purchase or license of electronic materials is not feasible, the Library may create scans for electronic reserve

Per the Course Reserves Policy, scanning is restricted by copyright law to limited portions of print materials

Reprographic Services provides copyright guidance and assistance in securing permissions when necessary

Instructors are responsible for complying with copyright when uploading items to Canvas

Reprographic Services provides copyright guidance and assistance in securing permissions when necessary

Linking to library streaming media resources (rather than uploading copies) avoids copyright concerns

Instructors are responsible for complying with copyright if they upload video files to Canvas

We provide very limited access to physical course reserves. Streaming media is the preferred format.

Contact a Liaison Librarian or Jan Hartley if you wish to use video not currently available through the library in streaming format

Depending on title availability, the library may be able to make additional streaming video available via links or through electronic course reserves

Instructors own copyright in course materials they create (syllabi, sample tests, homework solutions, etc.)

Instructional material created by others is protected by copyright and should be shared only in accordance with copyright law

Student-generated material is protected by copyright and FERPA, and should be shared only with written permission