University Library News Release
Date: August 23, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Jeanette Smith, NMSU Library, (505) 646-7492, jcsmith@lib.nmsu.edu
Library Announces New Electronic Course Pack Service
Effective Fall 2007, the New Mexico State University Library is the point for submission of faculty requests for all course packs for copyright clearance and preparation for posting through DocuTek.
Students will benefit from the service because they will have electronic access to course materials 24/7 through the web-based DocuTek System.
Faculty members will no longer have to worry about obtaining copyright clearance, as Library staff will review each e-pack item submitted and seek needed clearances through the Copyright Clearance Center.
DocuTek has been configured to provide seamless access from WebCT, and an electronic archive of up to three years will be created for future use of e-pack materials.
NMSU has a strong commitment and legal obligation to adhere to copyright compliance throughout its system. The NMSU Library Access Services staff is trained to ensure that all course pack materials will be in copyright compliance.
Library Dean Elizabeth A. Titus thanks all NMSU faculty members who participated in the Library's pilot test of the electronic course pack service. Last Spring Semester more than forty-five professors transformed their traditional paper course packs to e-packs.
For more information about the e-pack service or to discuss course pack plans, faculty members are asked to contact T.J. Urbanski, the head of Access Services, at tjurban@lib.nmsu.edu or (505) 646-5091. The NMSU Library will begin processing these documents on a first-come, first-served basis.
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