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Can I make an electronic copy for use in an e-reserve system?	Ask	There are exceptions or the license terms are unclear about whether material from this resource may be used in e-reserves, which are electronic copies of articles stored on a secure network for use by students in connection with a specific class.
Can I post a copy in a course management system?	Ask	There are exceptions or the license terms are unclear about whether material from this resource may be used in course management systems like Blackboard.
Can I put it in a course pack?	Ask	There are exceptions or the license terms are unclear about incorporating parts of the licensed materials into print course packs, which are compilations of materials such as articles and book chaptersby an academic institution for use by its students in a class for the purposes of instruction.
Can I link to it?	Yes	You can create a persistent electronic link to an individual article or ebook. More Information Less Information Posting or scanning articles or book chapters on personal and course websites or in a course management system such as Blackboard is generally not allowed. Please create a persistent or durable link to the material instead.
Can I make print or electronic copies?	Yes	You may make print and electronic copies for personal use. More Information Less Information You may make print and electronic copies for personal use.

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Is ILL allowed?	Yes	Your library can share printed materials from this resource with users from other libraries. For further inquiries, contact Durham. More Information Less Information Interlibrary loan (ILL) is a library service whereby users from one library may borrow material from another library for the purposes of research or private study, and not for commercial use. Geographic restrictions may be specified in the licence. For further inquiries, please contact the library.
Regarding use in course packs, CMS’s, and e-reserves, and durable URLs: these uses are only permitted “so long as each work is retrieved directly from the on-line database system in a manner that causes a ‘hit’ to be registered on the on-line system for each and every print or digital copy” (clause 3.8).