CDL for Course Reserves

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Rice University

Fondren Library uses Ex Libris Alma and Leganto to support CDL workflows. The resources below include their approaches based on e-book availability, digitization parameters, and an early overview of their statistics for this approach to digital lending. 

▶️ Controlled Digital Lending…Small Steps Towards Better Sharing, Northwest Interlibrary Loan (NWILL) Conference - 2022

📜 Course Reserve Manual - Rice University

 

University of Florida & Florida Gulf Coast University

This conference proceeding shows the approach of two Florida academic libraries (University of Florida & Florida Gulf Coast University), in offering CDL services for course reserves using different technology infrastructures (Google Drive and ARES for UoF, Microsoft OneDrive for FGCU). 

📜 Controlled Digital Lending, Equitable Access to Knowledge and Future Library Services, written by Pang & Glatthaar - 2022

 

Siena College

The Standish Library uses a combination of Springshare to intake reserve requests, Google Drive to host digital surrogates, and Ex Libris Primo as their discovery layer for CDL resources.

📜 Siena College: Controlled Digital Lending and Course Reserves

📜 CDL for Reserves Lifecycle - Siena College

 

Fordham University

Fordham University Libraries developed code to automate Google Drive sharing while implementing many of the DRM-like features needed to align with CDL principles. Though the code is archived and no longer updated, it is open source and able to be freely adapted by libraries and developers to support localized needs. 

🌐 Fordham University CDL-G Code & Documentation

 

 NYU Shanghai Library

Part of the NYU Global Network, the NYU Shanghai Library iteratively developed a solution using Google Drive, Google Sheets, and Apps Script to develop a course reserve workflows (see Appendix A of the article for detailed documentation). 

📜 Implementing Controlled Digital Lending with Google Drive and Apps Script: A case study at the NYU Shanghai Library, written by Xu, Lin, & Wu - 2021

 

Fenway Library Organization (FLO)

Fenway Library Organization’s CDL for course reserves system adapts code from the NYU Shanghai Library, utilizing Google Drive and Apps Script. Their resources include their source code, high level workflows, and more technical documentation for setting up files and folders. 

🌐 FLO CDL Documentation & Code

🌐 📜 FLO CDL System Workflow

🌐 📜 FLO CDL Course Reserves Setup Guide