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Linking to scans (digital copies)
Using the Library's Digital Copies Service teaching staff can request scanned extracts from print books and journals for use in Vision courses (if published in the UK, US and some other territories). Scans can be requested from item in the Heriot Watt Library collection as well as from items which we don't hold ourselves. It is also possible to provide PDFs of full-text electronic documents to which the library subscribes (digital re-use) - if published by participating UK and US publishers.
Scans and digital re-use PDFs are made available in Vision's content collection in the e-reserve folder for the relevant course.
Creating a link to a scan in Vision
In your Vision course, open the content area where you'd like to place the link for the scan/PDF, ensure Edit Mode is on, select Build Content, then Iitem e.g.
In the Create Item screen, in Section 2 Attachments, select Browse Content Collection -
In the Select File or Folder screen, choose eReserves -
In the Content Collection menu box top left, under Institution Content, select Library, then navigate to the appropriate course folder in the right hand panel -
This opens up the eReserve folder for your course, showing the scans (digital copies) you have requested (sample folder contents shown below). Select the file you want to add and click the Submit button.
The file will now show as being attached. Click the Submit button.
If you need any further help, please contact your Subject Librarian.