What are the benefits to digitising material on my reading list?

Digitising material has many benefits. Making items more widely available in this way means…

• all students on a module can access the item/s outside library hours – 24/7
• distance learners and other off-campus users can access items from wherever they are
• the pressure on loan stock is reduced
• problems of missing/mislaid items are reduced
• library resources more effectively meet the needs of your students
• we can be sure that we adhere to the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) scanning licence conditions - copyright infringement could potentially mean the loss of the licence, penalties and costs
• encouraging students to read more widely
• making materials which are currently only available in print available to a larger number of students