Submitting
Electronic Reserves
Electronic Reserves are processed
through the LITS Digitization Center. Items for Electronic Reserve
should be submitted at the Circulation Desk. The following information
should be considered by all faculty when planning electronic reserves.
I. LITS will accept the following for Electronic
Reserves:
- A photocopy of a single chapter of a book.
- A photocopy of a single article from a journal or newspaper.
- Non-copyrighted material such as an exam, lecture notes, or
syllabus.
- Photocopies of excerpts from government publications.
II. LITS will not accept the following for Electronic Reserves:
- Coursepacks.
- Entire books.
III. Format for submission:
Material will be
scanned into .PDF format . LITS staff does not edit scanned material.
- Photocopies should be from the original document (first generation)and
not from another photocopy
- All photocopies must be single-sided
- Photocopied material should be free of staples or holes
- The photocopies should be as clean and clear as possible
- Photocopies should have adequate margins on all sides
- Materials with graphics may not scan clearly.
Course materials in digital form may be submitted on CD with
an accompanying table of contents listing complete citations.
IV. Faculty submissions:
Faculty are asked to submit materials for E-Reserves at least three
weeks prior to the beginning of the semester. Submissions after
the beginning of a semester will be processed on first come first
served basis, as quickly as possible. Please allow at least seven
days before assigning material that has been submitted for Electronic
Reserves once classes have begun.
V. Passwords
Materials for each course are only available to the students enrolled
in that course. Each course will be assigned a unique password.
The password will be given to the Instructor for distribution to
the students enrolled in the course. Students must obtain the password
from their instructor.
All questions should be sent to the Digitization
Center Team (digicenter-d@mtholyoke.edu)
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