Q. Can faculty scan articles/chapters/short stories from books to create their own online textbook in Learn@Seneca (Blackboard)?

Technically yes. Fair Dealing allows you to scan and upload chapters and articles into Learn@Seneca (Blackboard) for use with your students as long as it is a short excerpt of an item. For a definition of short excerpt visit the full Fair Dealing for Copyright-Protected Work Policy.

For more copyright questions, please contact the Copyright Team through theservicehub@senecapolytechnic.ca.