Reading Lists: Guide for Copyright Staff

This status is commonly assigned when an instructor has supplied their own copy of a reading (e.g. a  scanned book chapter, PDF journal article).

To process these requests in TADC: 

1. Click the Requests tab in the menu at the top of the page. Navigate to the digitization request and click the three vertical dots under Actions. 
   
    
2. Select View details. You might now see this Request Referred message on the left side of the screen:
   
3. Check the catalogue to confirm that Langara Library does not have existing electronic access to the work:
   • If Langara Library has electronic access, click Reject and select "Existing electronic copy available" from the Reason menu. Add the permalink to the reading following the instructions provided in the box below.  
   • If Langara Library does not have electronic access, proceed to step 4. 
4. View a preview of the copy.
5. Click Accept if the use is covered by a license, fair dealing or another educational exception in the Copyright Act.
   • If the use is not covered, proceed with manually clearing the rights.

The Publisher role in Reading Lists allows users to edit readings and assign ownership to lists. If a work is available electronically through Langara Library, Publisher's can add the permalink to a reading. 

To add a permalink to a reading:

1. Search for the reading list on the Reading Lists (Talis Aspire) homepage. Select the list from the predictive text.
2. Navigate to the reading. Click the three vertical dots to the right and select Edit. You will now see the metadata for the reading.
3. Navigate to Add field: Select Web address from the options and click Add. You will now see a Web address field.
4. Paste the permalink into the Web address field and click Save.
   

Note: The DOI field sometimes serves as the default link for a reading. You may need to delete the DOI field temporarily to set the permalink as the active link for the reading.