The Drexel Libraries will scan portions of Libraries-owned or licensed resources, as well as portions of materials owned by instructors. Please note that Libraries staff are limited to scanning material per the Libraries' Fair Use Policy and Federal Copyright Law.

The Libraries will scan the following materials:

• PDFs: Please upload the PDF with the submission form via Blackboard Learn. Include a copy of the title and copyright page.
• Textbooks: Bring physical copies of books for scanning to the Service Desk at the W. W. Hagerty Library.
• Photocopy: Instructors may supply a photocopy of the material or the original source for scanning. Copies must be clean, 8.5 X 11 inches, of high quality, single sided, and contain no holes or staples. A copy of the title and copyright page from the book must be included.

The Libraries will convert DVDs and VHS tapes to streaming media files by request. Streaming media is available only to students enrolled in the course for which it was requested, during the term for which it was requested. 

Please review the additional guidelines below before submitting streaming media requests:

• The Libraries only digitizes portions of DVDs that it owns. We cannot digitize faculty-owned copies of DVDs and other media.
• The Libraries will hold the original DVD or CD while the streamed version is available on reserve.
• The amount of content streamed should be reasonable and appropriate for the educational purpose and in accordance with fair use. Instructors should consider relevance to the teaching objective and the overall amount of material assigned for the course.
• When placing a digitization request, please include specific details about the sections of works needed, such as timing, chapter numbers, and visual cues.
• Please submit your request at least two weeks in advance of the date course materials will be used in class.
• Instructors who request to digitize content from three or more videos per course may be asked to submit a Fair Use Reasoning Form.
• Please allow four weeks for all requests to purchase a physical DVD or CD.

Please refer to the following guidelines if you find a streaming video freely available online that you would like to link to for a class:

• Is the content protected by copyright? Some content is in the public domain or licensed in such a way that it is freely available to share (e.g.: films released in the US prior to 1925 are in the public domain).
• Was the streaming video posted by an authorized party? Not all streaming content available online is authorized by the rightsholder. Confirm that the person who uploaded the video in question was authorized to do so. For example, many copyrighted movies have been uploaded to YouTube without the rightsholder’s permission. The accounts associated with the upload of these films are often anonymous accounts with no relationship to the rightsholder. View an example of a legitimate rightsholders page. When in doubt, try to find the contact information of the rightsholder and ask if the version you found is legitimate.
• Is the streaming video hosted on a safe and reliable platform? Not all websites that host streaming content are safe to visit. Avoid websites that may put your students and yourself at risk of exposure to malware and computer viruses.
• Are you allowed to share the streaming video? Access to streaming content is sometimes restricted by measures such as single-use licenses. Make sure the terms of use for the video permit you to upload or link to the streaming video in your Blackboard Learn course.