You can upload material directly to your course for your students to access at no charge. This includes any material you have the right or permission to share with your students, such as open educational resources, open access articles, or content that your institution has already licensed.
However, some content may not be freely shareable with students, such as certain journal articles, book chapters, or magazine articles. In the past, students might have purchased a coursepack with photocopies of such materials. Perusall now partners with the Copyright Clearance Center to help you obtain permission for materials you plan to distribute through Perusall. Students pay a fee the first time they access these materials, allowing you to assign them as you would any other content.
Uploading Materials Without Copyright Clearance
When you upload material, you are in control of deciding whether it requires copyright clearance. If the material you are uploading does not require copyright clearance, use the following steps:
- Navigate to Library > Add > Documents from my device.
- Upload the content as you normally would.
Students will be able to access this content without any payment.
Uploading Materials Requiring Copyright Clearance
If you decide that content requires copyright clearance, follow these steps:
- Navigate to Library > Add > Document from my device and select Clear digital rights.
- Alternatively, open the details panel for an existing document and click Clear digital rights.
- Submit the material for copyright clearance. You will be shown a fee for the material and can confirm whether to proceed with clearing the digital rights.
Each document is cleared and priced separately. Students will see the option to purchase all required materials the first time they open a paid item, though they can choose to purchase them individually at their convenience.
Purchasing Cleared Content
Students can purchase access to cleared content directly within Perusall using a credit card. Alternatively, your bookstore can order access codes for students to redeem within Perusall.
Special Considerations
You may see a warning during the digital rights process if your institution subscribes to the Copyright Clearance Center's Annual Copyright License for Higher Education. If this is the case, your institution's Annual Copyright License may already cover the material you are uploading, so you may want to check with your library to ensure that students are not being asked to pay for content that the Annual License has already paid for.
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