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Can I put a PDF from an e-Journal or Library database into eReadings or Blackboard?

No. Provide your students with a link to the database from Blackboard or eReadings.

Folder icon eReadings
Why are some of my readings greyed out in eReadings? 
Folder icon Using print and graphic material online
How do I make a journal article from a Library database or ebook available online? 
Can I put a PDF from an e-Journal or Library database into eReadings or Blackboard? 
How do I put an article online? 
Can I email one chapter of a book to my students if I have made another chapter available online for the same unit? 
Folder icon Broadcast copying
Who can make copies? 
How can I use the copies? 
Who owns the copies? 
What if I leave the University? 
What if I have material at home that I copied ages ago? 
What about using or copying broadcast copies made under the old arrangements? 
What if I've forgotten the broadcast details? 
Can I make digital copies? 
Can I copy from pay TV? 
Can I lend the tape to a colleague at another University? 
Can I include the material in a compilation intended for sale? 
Can I use our Screenrights licence to copy from hired or purchased videos and recordings? 
What DOESN'T the Screenrights licence include?