Aims of the Project

• To develop an electronic resource bank of book chapters, journal articles and additional materials supplied by academics at CMIs.
• To allow students to purchase (at an affordable cost) course packs based on reading lists supplied by their lecturers.
• To offer users online access to the resource bank.
• To conclude model agreements with publishers.
• To monitor the impact of SCOPE and to assess the long-term value of such a service to academics, students, publishers, booksellers, librarians and others in the academic information delivery chain.

Benefits of the Project

• Academics may select readings tailored to support their individual teaching.
• Even if out of print, course materials can easily be made available.
• Students can buy their own copies of recommended readings for use as and when required, thus reducing pressure on library short-loan collections.
• Savings by libraries may be used to purchase a wider range of titles.
• Publishers will receive a fee for each extract printed in a course pack and for each copy made by a student from the online resource bank.
• Publishers will receive information about how students use electronic media in academic libraries.

SCOPE Electronic Copyright Management System (Cactus)
The system has been developed to ensure a high level of copyright protection during online document delivery.

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