The NSCAD Library can assist you in making your course readings and media accessible and available for teaching, on campus or online, while respecting NSCAD licensing agreements and Canadian copyright legislation.
Using your list of readings and other required course content, the library will provide links to licensed eBooks, journal articles and media from our online databases. We can provide assistance with scanned content (within fair dealing guidelines).
When including any library-provided content, always use links instead of downloaded files, as that ensures accurate use statistics. We will also obtain transactional licenses for materials that fall outside the limits of fair dealing.
This service is available to all NSCAD Faculty and Instructors. Links and PDF files will be provided that faculty and instructors can use to upload readings to their Brightspace course.
Please submit your reading list as soon as possible. Ordering and licensing can take up to a month or longer to arrive.
Reading lists will be processed on a first-come first-served basis
If you know that the library already has the books or other content you need for your course, use the Request for Course Reserves form
Do you need books put on reserve?
Please fill out the Request for Course Reserves form, or email Reserves with your requests. Reserve requests are processed in the order they arrive at the library. For more information about putting materials on reserve at the NSCAD Library please refer to our Library Reserves Guide.
The NSCAD Library can only provide URLs for Brightspace use to the following types of electronic resources:
For resources which the NSCAD Library does not own in print, have a license to use, or which exceed fair dealing guidelines, the appropriate permissions will be sought out. In cases where permissions are not attainable, we will work with you to find alternatives. To learn more about copyright and fair dealing please refer to following resources: