The Library's course materials service provides for the:

• submission
• processing
• copyright management, and
• access to

individual course readings of books and journals both online and in print. Where available, it also provides links to lecture notes and online courses.

• In the first instance, discuss your reading list requirements with your liaison librarian
• As per HUPP 3.20.9 The Course Profile, provide reading lists to your liaison librarian at least 12 weeks before each semester commences
• Annotate the list with:
  • which readings on your list are required, recommended or supplementary readings
  • which readings on your list are part of course readers
• Provide as much bibliographic information about each item as you can, including the call number

During semester, contact your liaison librarian at any time to ali aliitional resources.

If available, please supply the following:

• Electronic copies of journal articles or book chapters. We prefer these files in Adobe PDF format, but we will also accept:
  • Raw text
  • WordPerfect
  • Microsoft Word
  • PowerPoint
  • jpeg
  • gif
• Print copies of journal articles or book chapters:
  • Margins on the left-hand side of the copy should be at least two centimetres
  • Double-sided copies are preferred
  • Copies should be as clean as possible
• Bound copies of course readers and lecture notes

How to submit Reading Lists

Send the reading list to your liaison librarian as an email attachment. Electronic copies of journal articles or book chapters should be sent either as an email attachment or, if they are on CDROM or disk, forwarded to your liaison librarian.

We aim to process your requests as soon as possible. Requests submitted electronically are easier to process and will be ready more quickly. Requests not submitted until the first few weeks of semester, when it is very busy, may take some time to process. If material is out on loan, or has to be purchased, it will take longer to process. Requests can be placed throughout the year and this will help spread the time available for purchasing and processing material.

Copyright

The Library manages all copyright requirements for the material that it copies. Please ensure that if you are requesting the copying of material, the following policies are adhered to.

1. Online access

The University has issued a policy (HUPP 3.25.1) to manage its online copyright responsibilities under the Copyright Act and the commercial licences it signs. All UQ staff are required to read and implement the policy. The following outlines the central provisions of the policy.

1.1 Copying from licensed databases and electronic journals

• Where possible, directly link to the Library's extensive collection of licensed journals articles and ebook, For more details, see linking to electronic resources.
• A limited number vendors permit the copying and storing of files on a local server. For more details, consult copying from licensed databases.

1.2 Digitised material

• A maximum of 10% or one digitised chapter (whichever is the greater) of a book may be made available online at any one time. The limit applies to the University as a whole, not per course as for printed material.
• All digitised book chapters must be located on the central server managed by the Library on behalf of the University
• One digitised journal article per issue per course may be made available online at any one time
• Access must be restricted to current UQ students and staff
• Access to the digitised material is available from the Library's Course Materials website, as well as the University's elearning system

2. Print material

2.1 Book chapters

• A maximum of one chapter may be copied in print for any one course for the period that course is being offered
• It is not possible to progressively filter to students larger quantities from a single book

2.2 Journal articles

• One article per journal issue, or two or more if they are from a special issue of a journal.
• No greater quantity from a single issue may be copied for students for the duration of the course.

2.3 Entire books

• The Library will purchase multiple copies of textbooks. On ocassions, it may be necessary for lecturers to lodge personal copies of books. The book will be held in the High Use collection and returned on completion of the course.
• Where a book is out-of-print, it is usually possible for the Library to digitise the entire book.

2.4 Copying from licensed databases and electronic journals

It varies as to which vendors allow making a print copy of an article in a licensed product. For more details, consult copying from licensed databases.

For more information, contact your liaison librarian.