You can request scans of book chapters and journal articles located in UCC Library’s general print collections. You can also request scans from some collections located in  Special Collections.

Please note: Normally you can only request whichever is the greater of one chapter or 10% of a book or one article from a journal. However, due to Covid 19  some publishers have increased the extent limit for copying from print books to 20% or 2 chapters until July  2021.  Please click here for list of participating publishers.

If there is an electronic copy you cannot order a scan for this item but you can link to the electronic version in Canvas. 

Apart from requests for scans  from books by publishers who have increased the amount that can be scanned to 20% or 2 chapters you can request up to the following amount for each module:

• one chapter of a book
• one article from a journal issue/magazine
• one scene from a play
• one paper from a set of conference proceedings
• one report of a single case from a volume of judicial proceedings
• one short story, poem or play (up to 10 pages) of an anthology
• OR 10% of the total publication, whichever is the greater

The Digital Content Store (DCS) is a repository and workflow tool managed by the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA). It holds the CLA compliant scans of book and journal extracts and provides a stable link allowing students to  access it via an institution’s VLE. The DCS checks that the extract can be used, is copyright compliant and does not exceed permitted scanning limits. 

When you want to place a scanned extract from a book or a print journal on Canvas, for use by students studying a particular module, just complete the form below and submit it to the library. (Please note you must have registered your class details first) Details will be checked against the DCS for copyright compliance. We will then scan the item and upload it to the DCS. This will generate a link which we will send to you to place on Canvas. The link can only be used for the course for which it was requested. If you want to use the same  article for another course just let us know. The university must own a copy of anything to be scanned. If we don't currently own a copy we may buy a copy or buy a copyright fee paid scan of the article from the British Library.

Make a Digitisation Request

Please note , you must login with your UCC Credentials

Please check the UCC Library catalogue to see if the books or journals are available in the library.We do not usually provide scans if there is an electronic copy of the item but you can link to the electronic version in Canvas.