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Add eReserve material (for staff)

The restricted Reserve Collection contains physical items (books, articles, DVDs) that are available as a 2 hour loan within the library. Academic staff can request for items to be placed into the restricted Reserve Collection at any campus.

eReserve allows digital copies of lecture notes and articles to be accessed online via the Library Catalogue. Copyright restrictions apply.

The Multi-media Streaming Service allows Victoria University academic staff to have videos uploaded to be accessed by students via the internet in real time. Prior to the streaming of any items permission must be given from producers or publishers.

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Reserve Collection

The following types of material can be placed on reserve:

  • Lecture notes
  • Books
  • Journal articles
  • Multimedia items such as CDs, DVD’s and CDRoms.

The minimum turnaround time for adding items is 3 working days.

To submit items to the reserve collection use the form Request for item to be placed on Reserve and eReserve.

  • Print it out and fill in the details related to the item you wish to place on Reserve - please ensure that you provide all information required on the form.
  • Attach the completed form with a request to hold and place the relevant item you wish to place on Reserve.
  • Send the form and item via Internal Mail to the appropriate campus library or email to to ereserve.stalbans@vu.edu.au  or to ereserve.footspark@vu.edu.au.
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eReserve

The following types of material can be placed on eReserve:

  • links
  • Lecture notes
  • Articles/chapter available electronically (via an online database)
  • Microsoft office documents

The minimum turnaround time for E-Reserve processing is 3 working days.

For all requests of files to be placed on e-Reserve please complete the form Request for item to be placed on Reserve and eReserve and submit it to your campus library service desk or email  to ereserve.stalbans@vu.edu.au  or to ereserve.footspark@vu.edu.au.

Items from online sources (databases, e-journals, e-books)

  • Materials available electronically cannot be separately mounted on E-Reserve (for example: scanned and mounted), due to licensing restrictions.
  • Where possible a link will provided from within eReserve to the item within the source database, eJournal or eBook.

Hardcopy Material (Chapters/Articles)

Multiple articles/chapters must to be submitted individually with citations clearly indicated for copyright purposes on each item. They will not be compiled into a book of readings.

To assist us, please ensure all photocopies submitted are:

  • Single-sided 
  • Copied in the same orientation - for example: all portrait or all landscape.
  • The clearest copy possible. Ensure that the shadows from binding do not obscure text. Must be of good quality for scanning.
  • No more than 20 pages (on average).
  • Provided with citations (see boxed text below). This is a requirement under Copyright.
  • Original PowerPoint slides , do not convert to PDF before sending.

eReserve and Copyright

The requirements under the Digital Agenda Act related to submitting material to eReserve are:

  • Books of Readings will no longer be made available; each Article must be individually catalogued with Full Citation provided on the front page of each Article.  Each article will require an Electronic Reserve form to be submitted. 
  • Please enter Title as given to Students in their Reading Lists. 
  • Students should be encouraged to access these readings via the Subject Code or the Lecturer’s name via Reserve in the Library Catalogue. 
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Multi-media streaming service

Submitting items to the Multimedia Streaming Service

To access this service please print out and complete a Multimedia Streaming Services Form and return it to your campus library for processing including a CD or DVD with the media files.

  • File size should be a maximum of 10 MB per minute and for a 60 minute,video should not exceed 700 MB
  • Supported audio and video formats : WAV, MPEG-4, AVI, WMV, MOV, MP4 and MPG
  • All media files including off-air requests should be on a CD or DVD . For assistance in converting files for example VHS to DVD or CD please contact the e-Teaching and Learning Service
  • The standard turnaround time for Multimedia Streaming Services processing is 7 working days. 
  • All multimedia streaming requests should comply with copyright declaration section on Multimedia Streaming Services Form, and signed upon submission.

For requests for streamed files to be placed in WebCT/Blackboard please note that the library is not responsible for embedding these files. We have provided instructions on how to embed Kanopy and other video into Blackboard/WebCT.

For streaming requests for titles already available in DVD or CD format from the library catalogue please contact your campus library prior to submitting streaming request so they can seek permission from the publisher or producer to stream the video.

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Forms

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Contacts

  • For queries regarding Multimedia Streaming Services please contact your Faculty Librarian.
  • For more information related to Copyright, refer to the library Copyright pages or contact the Library's Copyright Officer.
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