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Course Reserves (for Faculty)

Note: Copyright, Digitization, and Accessibility

The library strives to operate within the bounds of current copyright law and accessibility standards. If you add items to your list that are not available electronically in full text through the library, you can upload a PDF or request digitization. The library will review uploaded files and digitization requests and--whenever possible--obtain any necessary scans and pay any applicable copyright clearance fees as well as check for accessibility (FAQ: How do I ensure the accessibility of online course content?).

However, do note that sometimes the library is unable to fulfill all requests due to copyright restrictions or licensing agreements or unavailability. In those cases, a librarian will reach out to discuss alternatives. Please contact Ask Us [libhelp@newschool.edu] with questions.

Ways to Add Materials

Items available in full text through the library's collections or freely available online will become visible to your students almost immediately. Items that require digitization, copyright clearance, or purchasing will go to the library for review. Please give the library as much lead-time as possible for scans, copyright clearance, and new items, especially when demand is high in the weeks leading up to the start of a new semester. 

 

Click the + Add button to see the numerous ways to add readings to your list.

Here are the options for adding items to your reading list

 

Search the library allows you to search the library's digital and physical collections and select the specific items you want.

Search the library for resources to add

 

You may add any electronic or physical library holdings that you can find here. Electronic materials will be accessible by your students through Canvas at any time. For physical materials, you will be asked to specify which library should house the item on their reserve shelf. These items will be available to your students to borrow in person for up to four hours.

 

Add using DOI or ISBN is a great way to add specific articles or books that you do not find listed in the library catalog. Our staff will locate the specified article or purchase a copy of the book you want to add in an electronic edition if such an edition is available to us. 

If you have a specific file you want to upload, such as a scan of chapter of a book in your personal collection, choose Upload files.

If you want to add items from a reference manager like RefWorks or Zotero, choose Import references. You can use this option to import entire bibliographies that you have assembled with RefWorks, or any bibliographic manager that will export references in RIS or BibTex format. 

Another way to add items to your lists is using the Cite It! browser extension. 

To install this extension, open the settings menu near the top right side of your reading list and select "Cite it!": An animation will guide you through installing the Cite it button to your browser's bookmark bar. 

Cite it! can grab item data from all over the open web. See a book on Oxford Press' website that you want your students to read? Click Cite it! right from their listing! Oxford Press book imported by Cite It

...verify the item details, select the correct reading list, and click the red "Add" button. If the Libraries do not already own a copy of the book, we will purchase one-- in an electronic format if that is available-- and make it visible to your students.

Try Cite it! on any website. 

If you would like the library to perform OCR on your reading to make it text-to-speech capable or even to just check your reading for accessibility, send us a note. Here's how:

1. Point at the item in question and click "Full details"

2. Select "Notify Library Staff"

3. Write us a nice note: