Also - if you have entirely pdfs instead of links, there will eventually
be a storage space issue won't there?
Cathy
Taylor, Sarah wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would have thought the link would actually be the "safest" thing to
> do; as I understand things, publishers can vary in what they allow you
> to do. We encourage our academics to use links, but I have a feeling a
> number of them just use the PDFs!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Sarah
>
>
> Sarah Taylor
> Electronic Resources Librarian
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> Community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ian
> Jennings
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> Subject: Re: [LIS-E-RESOURCES] Adding licensed PDF's to VLEs
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> Why can't you just put links in the VLE? Why is having the full article
> preferred? Only a single authentication challenge if it's in the VLE? I
> think you're making a lot of work for yourself when some user
> enlightenment might be the answer.
>
> Ian Jennings
>
> Electronic Resources Team Leader
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> Sent: 15 October 2009 16:22
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> Subject: [LIS-E-RESOURCES] Adding licensed PDF's to VLEs
>
> Dear all,
> Just a quick question to seek out what others are doing/have done in
> this area, so we are not reinventing the wheel! We are merrily
> digitizing chapters and articles under the CLA standard licence to add
> to our Blackboard VLE, linking to reading lists and of course, reporting
> to the CLA as required. Our students find it very useful to have full
> text access without linking out of College.
>
> However, there are now increasing instances where we would also like
> make available PDFs in Blackboard, from full text databases or
> e-journals we subscribe to. We have begun to work through our licenses
> to note which content we can include in Blackboard and are considering
> subscribing on a trial basis to the CLA Comprehensive Licence. However,
> in the meantime, I was wondering if anyone has already created a list
> from standard licenses that allow full text PDF's to be added to VLEs,
> or whether there is one freely available to consult?
>
> Any feedback on what others are doing in this area would be most
> appreciated!
> Helen
>
> Helen Matthews
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