Can I scan a coursepack and add it to my Blackboard course shell?
No, this is not permitted. Copyright law requires that usage fees must be paid to the copyright holders each time their content is used in a coursepack. By law, coursepacks are consumable items, intended to be purchased by their users. Scanning them and making them available in Blackboard circumvents this legal requirement. If you still want to make this material available to your students, talk to the library’s Course Reserves and Copyright Services office about making material available in Blackboard through electronic course reserves.
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- Can I scan a coursepack and add it to my Blackboard course shell?
