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Sciences Library can help you integrate library resources such as journal articles or book chapters into your courses and make them available to your students whether you're using courseware such as D2L and AZMed, or require ERes, the library's web-based delivery platform.
There are two reasons that you would need an ERes Coursepage:
- You do not use courseware such as D2L or AZMed and want to make readings and other materials available to your class electronically.
- You use courseware and have copyrighted material that is not owned by the library. You would like the library to track its usage for compliance with copyright.
Send your request for an ERes Coursepage to Reserves with the following information:
- Instructor name(s)
- Contact information (phone # & email address)
- Course name & number
- Date class starts & ends
- Attach bibliographic citations for class readings with direct links if you have found them (use the guidelines to create direct links).
- Indicate how you would like to have the readings arranged in folders (example: week1, week2, etc)
When your ERes Coursepage has been created, you will be notified by email and given a password to share with your students.
How do I submit readings and other material for inclusion in my ERes Coursepage?
- Search the digital resources available through the AHSL and UA Libraries to find journal articles or book chapters for your course.
- Use these guidelines to create direct or persistent links and place them into your courseware.
- Obtain digital copies of journal articles the library owns only in print or doesn't own at all by requesting them through DocOrder. They will be delivered in PDF.
- Items not owned by AHSL/UA can be used for one semester without permission from the copyright holder. When you receive the items through DocOrder, send them to Reserves as an attachment.
Need help?
Send your bibliographic citations to Reserves or contact the Information Desk. We will find the direct links and put them into your coursepage.
You can also call the Information Desk (626-6125) for help in finding a journal article or constructing a direct link.
How can I put library resources into my D2L or AZMed course?
We encourage faculty to use direct linking into the digital content of the AHSL and UA Libraries.
- Search the digital resources to find journal articles or book chapters for your course.
- Use these guidelines to create direct or persistent links and place them into your courseware.
- Obtain digital copies of journal articles the library owns only in print or doesn't own at all by requesting them through DocOrder. They will be delivered in PDF.
- Items not owned by AHSL/UA can be used for one semester without permission from the copyright holder. If you wish to have the library track the copyright on the items you obtain through DocOrder, send them to Reserves as an attachment once you receive them through DocOrder. They will be placed in ERes and a link will be sent to you for inclusion in your courseware.
If you need help finding a journal article or constructing a direct link, send a list of your bibliographic citations to Reserves or contact the Information Desk. We will provide you with the direct links that you can put into your courseware.
Why is it important to use direct links?
Direct links, also known as persistent URLs, provide stable linking to UA-owned electronic resources. Using direct links instead of storing PDF copies in ERes:
- Puts the University firmly in compliance with the library's license agreements.
- Reduces the redundancies inherent in storing PDF documents in ERes while pointing to them from courseware or other platforms.
- Requires only materials that need to be tracked in copyright to be placed in ERes.
- Empowers faculty to easily manage their course readings themselves.
How
do students access the ERes Course Reserves?
Students
may use any computer that is connected to the Internet
to access ERes
Course Reserve.Course Pages may be found
by the Course Name, Course Number or the Instructor's
Name. Students will be prompted to input the password
that their instructor has given them in class if the
Course Page contains any copyrighted material.
Students
may also access ERes from off-campus. Some course
pages link directly to resources in the AHSL
digital library. These resources require students
to go through the AHSL proxy server, which requires them to login with a current
CatCard (NetID and password effective Oct. 6, 2008)
To
view most documents, students must have
Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 (or later) on their
computer's hard drive. Other viewers are required
if your course materials are in other formats
besides PDF, such as PowerPoint. If they
don't already have them, they may go to these
sites from which they can download free
viewers and plug-ins.
Speed
of downloading will be affected by the Internet connection.
Printing may be slower on ink
jet printers.
Are
there copyright restrictions?
The
AHS Library observes the Fair Use Guidelines
for the Educational Use of Copyrighted materials.
The Library will place copyrighted material
on ERes Electronic Reserves for one semester
for courses offered through the Arizona Health
Sciences Center. To use the same material
in subsequent semesters, written permission
from the copyright holder must be obtained if
the material does not fall within the Fair Use
Guidelines. AHSL generally recommends
that copyright permission be sought when:
- The
material is NOT owned by AHSL or licensed by UA/AHSL and is being used by
the same instructor for the same course for more than
one semester.
- The
amount of material used from a book or single journal
issue exceeds what is deemed to be within Fair Use.
It
is the instructor's responsibility to obtain
permission. See below for information on assistance
available from Information Services.
All
copyrighted material is password-protected to ensure
that it is restricted to class members only.
Materials
placed on electronic reserves should not be used to
create, or to
replace or substitute for anthologies, compilations
or collective works.
What additional assistance is available?
Course
Bibliography Update Service
An
Information Services Librarian will work with faculty
to update course bibliographies, identify current resources,
and locate electronic resources where available.
Document
Delivery Service
If items in your course readings are not available online, request them through DocOrder, AHSL's document delivery and Interlibray Loan System. You will receive journal articles and book chapters in PDF.
Obtaining
Copyright Permission
The
AHSL Information Services staff can assist
you in obtaining permission from a copyright
holder in one of two ways:
-
Provide you with sample letters that can be used
to obtain written permission for educational uses.
- Register
your use with the Copyright Clearance Center and
charge your UA Account # for the fees assessed for
permission to use the material for electronic reserves.
In
some cases the Library will also purchase
material that is in print and available at
a reasonable cost, if it is appropriate for
our collection.
Contact
Reserves
at 520-626-6140 for more information about any
of these services.
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