Requesting and linking to electronic readings

You can ask for documents such as book chapters, journal or newspaper articles that are required for student reading, to be made available electronically. Any work that isn’t your own must be registered for Copyright Compliance.

To order an ereading complete the online application form
Complete one form for each document required
Allow 2-3 days for a copyright check by KMD's Copyright team
If copyright is approved, Library staff will create an electronic copy (PDF) or provide a link to the document/s in an online database or ejournal collection. This is an automatic process and you will not be notified when the reading has been created.
Allow 5 working days for ereadings to be completed. More time may be required during busy semester periods or should a document be hard to source.

When completing the online application form, you will be prompted to select which medium the document should be communicated through. If you select:

Library Catalogue, the ereading will be coded to your unit and made available via the catalogue.
Deakin Studies Online (DSO), please note that the Library will undertake no further action. You are required to supply and link to the document within your DSO unit.
both the Library and DSO, the ereading will be coded to your unit and made available via the catalogue. You will also be supplied with a PDF copy of the document or document URL for linking in your DSO unit.

Linking to e readings in your DSO site

You can point your students directly to ereadings from within your DSO site, by following these instructions. Links can be made directly to a list of readings, or to an individual reading. These instructions relate specifically to readings that have been created by the Library and made available through the Library catalogue.

Linking to a list of readings, for example alj111

From the Library homepage, select the Unit materials search box
Enter a unit code and check 'e-readings'
Check you are satisfied that the readings list is the correct one for your needs
To create a permanent link to the reading list, use the following URL:

http://library.deakin.edu.au/search/f?SEARCH=aaa111+electronic+readings

Replace aaa111 with your unit code.
For example: http://library.deakin.edu.au/search/f?SEARCH=alj111+electronic+readings

Linking to a catalogue record for an individual reading, for example In newspapers they trust

From the Library homepage, select the Unit materials search box
Enter a unit code and check 'e-readings'
Select the required reading and click on the title
Click on the words Permalink to this record displayed on the left hand side of the screen to go to a permanent url for the record.
The permanent URL will be displayed in the location or address window at the top of the web browser. Highlight and copy the URL. You can then use it to create a direct link to the electronic readings record.

The following is an example of a permanent URL for an individual electronic reading http://library.deakin.edu.au/record=b1958654

Linking directly to the electronic reading in pdf, for example The interview: art or a confidence trick?

From the Library homepage, select the Unit materials search box
Enter a unit code and check 'e-readings'
Select the link to the list of ereadings.
Scroll through the list to select the required reading and click on the title

The catalogue record may display links to two different pdfs, one for a text version and one for an image version. The text version will have a much smaller file size but does not include any images.

Click on the orange > marc display link
Look for the URLs in the 962 field as shown in the following example. Note: One URL is for the image file and one is for the text file.

Highlight and copy the appropriate URL. You can then use it to create a direct link to the electronic reading.
Note: Be careful not to include any surrounding text, spaces or symbols. You may also need to remove a carriage return from within the URL.

Linking directly to the electronic reading in a database or ejournal collection, for example Ruddock's shield not totally safe.

From the Library homepage, select the Unit materials search box
Enter a unit code and check 'e-readings'
Select the link to the list of ereadings.
Scroll through the list to select the required reading and click on the title
The catalogue record provides a link to the article on the database, indicated by the text access this title
Click on the blue MARC DISPLAY button.
Look for the URLs in the 962 field as shown in the following example.
962 ebsco:000:URL:b2146855:023670:0:0:0:0:0:0|taccess this
title|uhttp://ezproxy.deakin.edu.au/login?url=http://
search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nfh&
an=200602231017995061|vn
Highlight and copy the URL. You can then use it to create a direct link to the electronic reading.
Note: Be careful not to include any surrounding text, spaces or symbols.
You will need to remove any carriage returns from within the URL.
The ezproxy information included in the URL is essential to enable remote or off campus users to access the reading.

For queries or assistance, contact your Liaison Librarian