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Hello all, I’m currently teaching a first-year course based on a print-only anthology, so I was stuck. I sent the library copyright officer (Don Taylor) and our subject librarian (English – Ivana Nisiteo) a list of the readings
and what I knew of the sources, and they were very helpful with tracking things down in various venues that I wouldn’t have known of. They also confirmed that putting 10% of the original text up on the Canvas page, where it is password protected, was legitimate
fair use. This definitely helped reduce the stress of a last-minute discovery that the bookstore would not be functioning. I’d underscore the recommendation to get in touch with them right away. Good luck! Betty Betty A. Schellenberg, PhD, FRHistS Professor of English Simon Fraser University Burnaby BC Canada V5A 1S6 schellen@sfu.ca 778-782-3136 From: Nina Smart <nsmart@sfu.ca> Hello everyone, Yes, if you do have questions about textbooks you would normally put on Reserve as print titles, just check with your subject librarian, who can determine whether there is an ebook edition for the library to buy,
or discover possible alternate resources. Here is our current list of
Liaison Librarians. Best wishes, ...Nina _______________ From: Behraad Bahreyni <bba19@sfu.ca> In some cases, SFU can have a deal with the publishers to make their books available through SFU library. I am doing this for a couple of courses. I would assume that publishers might not do this for their more lucrative textbooks,
but it might be worth checking with our librarians. Cheers From: Nancy Forde <nforde@sfu.ca>
Hi all, Recent comments from others at SFU have got me thinking about textbook requirements for fall courses. Normally I put my course text on reserve at the library (along with recommended but not required texts), so that students who
may not wish to / are not able to afford the text book can still access the material. There is quite a cheap alternative text for the course I’m scheduled to teach this fall ($10 for the ebook rather than $120 for the ebook text I’m currently using), which
is financially very appealing, but pedagogically it doesn’t match the needs of the course and our students’ background as well. In reaching a decision, I am trying to weigh all aspects of access and learning. I’d be very interested in hearing others’ thoughts
on this, and what you are planning to do about texts for the fall. Thanks, Nancy -- |