Where possible, the Library of Science also purchases required textbooks as e-books. These e-books can be easily referenced in Brightspace. Both the e-books and the correct links to them can be found in this ‘LibGuide mandatory study literature’, https://libguides.ru.nl/mandatorystudyliterature arranged by study programme.
If you want to refer to e-books in Brightspace, it is important to always put the proxy prefix before the link to the book: https://ru.idm.oclc.org/login?url= This way, students will see a login screen if they are not on campus. If you do not do this, students will see that they have to pay for the book.
Depending on how a publisher offers its e-books, it is sometimes also possible to refer to a specific chapter. Referring to (chapters in) books in this way is permitted without restriction. This is in contrast to when you place a PDF of (part of) a book on Brightspace: in that case, you must comply with the copyright rules that we as a university have agreed with publishers. You can read more about this on this website. You can also join our presentation on 28 October.
Every year, we investigate whether an e-book version of study books is available for the Library of Science and update the list of required e-books. Do you have any questions or comments? Let us know! We are happy to help.