Once copyright clearance is obtained on an item, the Liaison Officer arranges for the relevant CMI to send the original text to the Technical Unit.
Work now starts on preparing the text for either online delivery or printing in a course pack.
Once copyright has been cleared on all items on a reading list, it is possible to proceed to print production. Whilst digitisation can take place as items are cleared, final production of the course pack requires copyright clearance on the whole list before any items can be made available to students. As printing cannot proceed until all items are cleared for copyright, lengthy copyright negotiations for one item can delay the whole pack. This puts considerable pressure on both Copyright and Technical Units, as well as the printer, to meet course deadlines and deliver material to students on time. Delay in receipt of the original reading list, or small delays anywhere in the clearance and production process can have a disproportionate effect on the timing of the end product.