Textbooks on Electronic Reserve

Due to delays in the receipt of financial aid refunds, students are often unable to purchase their textbooks until several weeks into the semester.  In an effort to support students who find themselves in this situation, the Lehman Library is implementing a new service which allows a faculty member to place one or two chapters (or 10%) of a textbook on electronic reserve.  This service will enable students to access required readings until they can acquire their own textbook.

Faculty can submit textbook content in various ways:

· Bring the textbook to the Lehman Library Circulation Department for staff to scan the appropriate content and upload it into Ares.  The textbook will be returned to the faculty member after the content is scanned.

· Bring a photocopy of the content to the Lehman Library Circulation Department for staff to scan the appropriate content and upload it into Ares.  The photocopy will be returned to the faculty member after the content is scanned.

· Scan the appropriate content and upload it into Ares.  Circulation staff will review the content for copyright adherence and approve the submission in Ares.  Note:  Scanning equipment is available at the Lehman Library if the Academic Department does not have any.

Copyright:

By adhering to the “one or two chapters or 10% guidelines,” the electronic reserve content will be copyright compliant.  NOTE:  Faculty must provide Circulation Department staff with the total number of pages in the textbook when providing photocopies or scanned content in order to assure copyright compliance.

Processing Time:

Faculty scanning their own chapters and uploading directly to Ares for approval is the fastest process, taking approximately three to five days.  If scanning is provided by Circulation Department staff scanning will take five to seven days.

Contact Information:

Questions can be directed to any staff person at the Circulation Desk at 477-1461 or libcirc@ship.edu.  Staff contacts are Sue Hockenberry, Mary Mowery, and Denise Wietry.

Additional information about placing Reserve and Electronic Reserve requests is available at the Library’s home page (http://www.ship.edu/library/) under “Services for Faculty/Library Reserves.”