eReserves project

The University is extending the functionality of the current Blackboard system. The work being carried out in this area is collectively called ‘Integrated e-Learning Systems’ (IeLS).

The Library is participating by undertaking the introduction of 'eReserves', which will provide electronic copies of key student readings under the CLA licence. The aims of the service are threefold:

1. To provide a mechanism whereby academic staff can easily request scans of book chapters and journal articles for student reading.
2. To provide a platform where students can access the scanned resources from within Blackboard.
3. To ensure that the provision of scanned documents for academic purposes is done under the terms of the licence purchased from the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA).

Initially the following departments were involved in a pilot phase which ran from August to December 2010:

• Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
• Historical Studies
• Politics
• Russian Studies
• Sociology
• Translation Studies

After the successful completion of this first phase the eReserves service is currently being rolled out in a staged way to include more departments.

Between January and June 2011, eReserves was made available to the following schools and departments:

• The School of Economics, Finance and Management
• The Department of Music
• The Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
• French
• German
• Italian
• Theology
• Law
• Philosophy
• Classics and Ancient History

If you have any further questions please contact eReserves: lib-ereserve@bristol.ac.uk.