E-Reserve: Information for Teaching Staff

What is E-Reserve?
What can be added to E-Reserve pages?
How to Request an E-Reserve Page
Processing times
Guidelines
Copyright Laws
Linking to Moodle
Contact details

E-Reserve Brochure (pdf 187kb)

What is E-Reserve?

E-Reserve is a Library service that provides unit conveners with a convenient way of making reading material available online. Library staff create an E-Reserve page for your unit and add required reading material (book chapters and journal articles). We will scan printed items and provide links to online items. We will also ensure copyright compliance.

What can be added to E-Reserve?

Your E-Reserve page can include links to:

  • Online journal articles (to which the Library has access) 
  • Print book chapters or articles (scanned as PDF - Portable Document Format)
  • External websites
  • Colour images or photographs (in JPEG format)

Please note: We do not reproduce printed and bound Reading Bricks (aka Readers)

How to Request an E-Reserve page

To request an E-Reserve page, please email e-reserve@canberra.edu.au

The following information must be provided so that Library staff may process your request:

  • Details of your unit (name, unit number, semester)
  • An emailed list of your citations/references. (This is a legal requirement that allows us to meet the University's copyright obligations.) 
  • A clear indication of how you would like your readings organised on your E-Reserve page (by week, topic or assignment)

Library staff will then:

  • Create a page specifically for your unit
  • Provide you with a unique URL which you can add to your unit's Moodle site

Please note: Wherever possible, Library staff will link to an online copy of an article rather than to a scanned copy. This is done to expedite turnaround time, ensure our compliance with copyright and maximise the use of the University's online subscriptions.

Processing times

Generally, your readings will be available on E-Reserve within a week of being received by the Library.

Factors which delay turnaround time can include:

  • Receipt of material after the beginning of semester
  • Difficulty in sourcing materials
  • Infringement of copyright laws

We will keep you informed of any delays and advise you when the page is ready.

Guidelines

To enable us to compile your E-Reserve pages more quickly and efficiently, please follow the guidelines below:

  • Supply the Library with your reading list at least one week before access is required
  • Ensure your citations (references) are accurate so that staff are able to easily locate items. (e.g. include subtitles where available, especially if an item has a common title such as 'Business management')
  • Provide as many bibliographic details as possible, such as author, publisher, edition, etc.
  • If your list includes URLs, please also provide the title of the Web page
  • If you are providing photocopies of the readings, please ensure they are clean copies (free from any black marks near the text, text centred on page, legible script)
  • Items not held in the Library (or provided by you) can be sourced via Document Delivery. To use this service, please authorise us to debit your Library Document Delivery budget
  • The Library is bound by copyright legislation to archive E-Reserve pages once the teaching period is over. This is usually done the week after the last exam. However, if students have deferred exams, or if there are other extenuating circumstances, let us know as soon as possible so that we can keep your E-Reserve page active during this time.

Copyright laws

E-Reserve is bound to comply with Digital Copyright Laws. We are licensed to copy:

  • 10% or one chapter of a published monograph (whichever is greater) * ** 
  • One article from a particular issue of a journal

*This applies across the University as a whole. For example, if a convener has already requested a chapter of a book for E-Reserve, we cannot reproduce another chapter for a different E-Reserve page (unless the total number of pages in both chapters is less than 10%). In these cases, we may be able to:

  • Order more copies of the book for the Short Loan collection
  • Scan the chapter from a different edition (if available)
  • Scan an alternate reading of your choice

**Based on advice received from the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) we are unable to use visibility dates to electronically reproduce more than 10% of a book that is in print. If a chapter (or 10% or a book) has been scanned, we cannot replace it with a different chapter until one calendar year after the original display date.

If you have any queries or concerns about copyright, please contact Library staff or check UC Guide to Copyright for further information.

Linking to Moodle

You can link your E-Reserve page to Moodle using the URL that Library staff provide you when we create your page.

Access your Moodle site, and follow the instructions below:

  • Select 'Turn Editing On' in the top right-hand corner of your Moodle site
  • Select the edit icon (pen and paper) beside the E-Reserve placeholder link
  • In the 'Link to a File or Website' box, enter your personal E-Reserve link within the location field
  • Select 'Save and Return to Site'

Students will now be able to access the E-Reserve page for their unit from this link.

Contact Details

Co-Coordinator: Josette Barbara
Phone: 6201 5275
Fax:  6201 5068
Email: e-reserve@canberra.edu.au

Co-Coordinator:  Roz Clark-Walker
Phone:  6201 5457
Fax:  6201 5068
Email:  e-reserve@canberra.edu.au

Content Responsibility: Roz.Clark-Walker@canberra.edu.au