eReserve (Electronic Reserve)

From: Murdoch University Announcement [mailto:no.reply@murdoch.edu.au] Sent: Thursday, 28 July 2011 5:00 PM To: Murdoch University Announcement Subject: Staff Announcement: Student Readings using LMS and eReserve Student Readings using LMS and eReserve STUDENT READINGS – how to deliver readings to your students using LMS and eReserve (ECMS) Dear Colleagues, A reminder of the ways in which you can deliver readings online to your students. Most readings can be delivered online to students; but because of licences, copyright, and so on, different materials have different methods of delivery: you can upload some items to LMS, whilst others must be uploaded by Library staff to eReserve (ECMS), plus you can create links from your LMS unit site to Library databases and eBook holdings, and to openly accessible websites (n.b. the Library no longer creates such links in eReserve/ECMS). What you can upload to an online unit site in LMS Your lecture notes (if they don’t incorporate copyright protected images, or more than brief quotations from copyright protected books, articles, etc.) Your unit’s study guide (if it doesn’t incorporate copyright protected images, or more than brief quotations from copyright protected books, articles, etc.) You may also be able to upload PowerPoints, individual images, diagrams, pdfs of 3rd party works, etc., but only if • you are the author/copyright owner, or • the copyright is owned by the University, or • the copyright owner has granted you written permission to use their work, or • the material is licensed for Open Access – e.g. with a Creative Commons licence (for 10 million+ freely usable images see: http://commons.wikimedia.org/ ) What must be uploaded to eReserve (ECMS) • book chapters • articles from hardcopy journals • conference papers • PowerPoints that incorporate copyright protected images, graphs, maps, etc. Because these materials are used under the strict provisions of the Copyright Agency Ltd’s licence (aka the CAL or Part VB licence) they must be uploaded to eReserve (ECMS) by Library staff. For more information please go to http://library.murdoch.edu.au/Our-services/Teaching-support/ Adding-material-to-Reserve/More-information-about-electronic -course-materials/ Students can reach eReserve (ECMS) either directly from their unit’s LMS site, from their MyUnits page, or via the Library website. Materials are listed in the Reserve section of the website under course code and lecturer’s name, and in the catalogue by author, article/chapter title, and keywords. When to use links from LMS You can create links to: Electronic journal articles that are available in the Library databases or Findit. See how to at http://library.murdoch.edu.au/Our-services/Teaching-support/ Linking-to-an-article-in-a-database/. NOTE: that most of these databases do not allow you to copy an article and upload it to either LMS or ECMS. eBooks in the Library’s catalogue. Get the link for any specific eBook by right-clicking on ‘Permanent Link to Item’ in the Additional Information box on the right-hand side of the book’s catalogue record. Websites that are openly accessible (e.g. there is no login or registration required, no payment, etc). If there is an invitation to download/print an article students can choose to do so. Be aware that some websites only allow a link to their front page. If you are in any doubt about the terms of use of a website please do not hesitate to contact copyright@murdoch.edu.au for help with clarification. NOTE: the Library no longer creates links to the above materials in eReserve/ECMS For more information on LMS please email lms@murdoch.edu.au; to submit materials to eReserve (ECMS) email reserve@murdoch.edu.au; and for more information on copyright, Creative Commons, etc. please contact the University Copyright Coordinator copyright@murdoch.edu.au Authorised by: Professor Bev Thiele, Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic