Preparing for the Move to eReserve
eReserve – What is it?
In order to keep better track of what digital resources are being used and how often they are being used while satisfying our legal and contractual requirements, the University of Otago has made the decision to move to a software program called eReserve. This program is being administered by the Copyright team and the library to create a one-stop shop for all your course’s published digital resources; whether article links, pdfs, or ebooks.
How do I prepare?
eReserve is already in use in some parts of the University, and if you are ready to use it now, it can be set up for your course. The entire university will be expected to move to eReserve in 2017. To prepare for the move follow these three simple steps and you will be able to easily move over to the new system when you are ready.
- Go through all of your current published digital resources (e.g. journal articles, ebooks, linked articles), make sure you have full reference details for them, and that your resources are up-to-date and important for your students’ learning.
- Set up an EndNote library for the published resources you want to use in your course/module. I recommend that if you teach in multiple courses/modules, that you set up a separate library for each one.
- Once your Endnote library is complete, export it to RIS format (visit https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/ereserve/staff/export-from-citation-manager-for-ereserve/ to learn how), and you will be able to import this document directly into eReserve when you are ready to begin using it.
Where can I learn more?
The Library and Copyright Team have put together a webpage with more information about eReserve and how to set it up for Blackboard and Moodle. Visit https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/ereserve/staff/ to find out more.
If you are interested in getting into eReserve sooner rather than later, feel free to contact your eLearning Facilitator for assistance on getting eReserve set up in your Course/Module page.
In Wellington: Tehmina Gladman (tehmina.gladman@otago.ac.nz)
In Christchurch: Scott Hallman (scott.hallman@otago.ac.nz)
In Dunedin: Steve Gallagher (steve.gallagher@otago.ac.nz)
Finding Images on the Web
As tempting as it is to use Google Images to search for useful images to add to your powerpoint presentations or online presence, many of those images are copyright protected and may cost money to use legally. As we all want to do the right thing when it comes to copyright, here are a few links to some sources for images which can legally be used.
Please note that it is important to check creative commons license to determine the level of citation needed to fulfil licensing.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikimedia commons is a wiki for creative commons licensed images
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/results.aspx?qu=Medicine&ex=1
Microsoft images are freely useable if you have a licensed copy of Microsoft Office. This search page shows the images/clipart available with the search “Medicine”.
Sadly, Microsoft is no longer making their clipart available online.
http://search.creativecommons.org
A one stop shop for searching creative commons licensed media
If you want to be sure that you are using your images correctly, take a look at https://thevisualcommunicationguy.com/using-images-the-right-way-handout/ which includes a handy visual.
Although it is Americentric, it does still give a good idea about whether you can go ahead and use that perfect image you found on the web.
Happy image hunting!
A Framework for Analyzing any Copyright Problem
One of the most difficult issues for educators and librarians, when faced with a copyright problem, is simply knowing where to begin — which parts of the legal rules and doctrines apply to this specific problem.
To deal with this uncertainty, we suggest working through the following five questions, in the order they are presented. They are simple questions, but they are not easy to answer; all of the material we cover in this course is relevant to addressing one or more of them. But by working through them in order, it is possible to identify which of the parts of copyright law apply to the specific problem or fact pattern that you need to address. Continue reading
