Electronic Materials
In an effort to be as sustainable as possible and lower costs for students, please post digital/electronic resources in myCourses whenever possible (in lieu of printed textbooks and course packs).
Instructors are responsible for ensuring course materials adhere to copyright laws. For any questions, please read the Copyright Guide to Adding Readings in myCourses or contact copyright [at] mcgill.ca.
Link to a McGill Libraries resource
Note: Students in non-credit activities shorter than one term (e.g., workshops and one-off courses) are not issued a McGill ID, which is required to access materials from McGill Libraries.
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Find alibrary resource
Search McGill Libraries with.
Need help locating materials? Contact a librarian.
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Copy the permalink
of the electronic resource.
If there is noelectronic version of the desired material but there is a physical copy in McGill Libraries, you canreach out to themfor assistance in acquiring a scan(they may also be able to buy an electronic version).
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Create a link in myCourses
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Link to public domain material
You can also towebsites or public domain material that is freely available under
Get started with these databases:
Upload your own scan or PDF
If McGill Libraries has a physical copy of the desired material, you can reach out to them for assistance in acquiring a scan (they may also be able to purchase an electronic version).
If you would like to upload your own scan or PDF to myCourses, it is mandatory to report the scanned reading to the Société québécoise de gestion collective des droits de reproduction (COPIBEC):
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Access COPIBEC's Savia system
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Report the scanned reading
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Once approved, you may upload thefile inmyCourses
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For help with Savia, please reach out to copyright [at] mcgill.ca.