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Guide: Copyright: Requesting Scans for Private Use

Introduction

Staff and students can make requests to the Library to provide  a scan from a book or journal for their own private research.

Under copyright 'fair dealing' the Library can provide for private study and research

  • a chapter or 10% of a book
  • one article from a journal issue

How do I request a scan?

Contact your campus library or the library copyright team at copyright@sruc.ac.uk with your request.

You will be asked to complete and sign a 'Scanned Copy Personal Use Request Form' (below), to agree that:

  • the scan is for private study and research
  • the scan is not for commercial purposes
  • the scan will not be distributed to others

If the scan is to be distributed to a whole class the library can  make it available through the Digitsed Extract Service provided  it matches the copyright criteria for that service.