When instructors want an item to be digitized, staff must review the copyright applicable to the item to determine if it can be done, if the library must pay for the copyright, or if the item is able to be digitized under fair use rules and/or public domain rules.
Digitization Workflow Rules
We have two rules configured that will allow digitization requests to continue without a manual review.
If the item’s bibliographic data shows it was published in 1928 or earlier;
If the item’s bibliographic data shows that the percentage requested of the work is <15 percent. Note that if Alma cannot determine the percent requested (either because the bibliographic data is incomplete, or because the digitization request does not have the required information,) it will default to requiring manual review.