The RSFC recently learned of an error with how CONTU is run on the back end of Rapido which makes it necessary to manually run CONTU through article request data to ensure you do not pay copyright on items before they meet the Rule of 5 thresholds in the CONTU Guidelines. This guide will walk you through how to download the Rapido Copyright CONTU Report and how to clean it up to submit to a vendor to generate a copyright invoice.
The error with how CONTU is being applied is being fixed by Ex Libris, so this process will not be necessary in the future.Video to be added showing steps an 12/6/2022
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CONTU Rule of 5
To understand why it is important to clean up this report you may want to know what the Rule of 5 is. Under the CONTU guidelines, libraries do not need to pay copyright on Resource Sharing items meeting the following criteria:
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