How do I request scanning for course reserves?
Tufts Libraries are now offering a service to digitize portions of our print collection for use in course reserves. Scanned materials are uploaded to the Reading List section of your Canvas course site, where they can easily be accessed by your students. This allows us to limit downloads and discourage sharing of scanned materials beyond enrolled students.
Policies and Copyright
- Before we scan from items in our print collection, we will first check to see if an ebook version is available for the library to purchase. Whenever possible, we will license the ebook version before scanning.
- Digitization can only be requested on items that are only held by Tufts in print format. Digitization requests on titles also held in electronic format will be automatically rejected.
- Copyright guidelines allow us to scan no more than 10-20% of the total book, or 1-2 chapters — whichever comes first. This limit may vary by managing library, and it is at the discretion of library staff to cancel any request that they determine does not meet copyright guidelines.
Turnaround Time
- Because of high demand, the turnaround time for digitization reserves requests can be up to two weeks. Please submit your requests as early as possible to ensure that they are ready for the start of the semester.
How to Place a Request
Go to your Canvas course site and select "Reading List"
If you can’t find your Reading List, you may need to add it to your course site navigation. Here's how to add the Reading List tool to your course site and create a new list.
Click the "+ Add" button and select "Search the library"
Search for your title in the side window
Click the "Add" button to add it to the reading list
Click on the title in your reading list to expand the item details
Click the "Request digitization" button
This will open a window for you to enter information about your request.
Enter the required information and click "Send"
This will submit the digitization request to the library.
You can view the details of your submitted request by clicking on “Full Details” for an item, then clicking on the “Item Actions” tag and scrolling down to the “Library Services” section.
