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Course Reserves Reading Lists

Course Reserves are course related materials identified by instructors. They can be accessed electronically or as physical items that can be borrowed from the Ask Us desk at UVic Libraries.

Add a collaborator

You can add other faculty, a teaching assistant, or staff member as a collaborator on the creation or management of your reading list.

  1. Click List info at the top of the page.
  2. Under Collaborators, click Manage collaborators.

Screenshot of where to find a reading list's collaborator menu.

  1. Click + Add collaborators.
  2. Search for the person you would like to add and select their name.
  3. Select the new collaborator's permission levels:
  • List owner: can add or remove other collaborators, edit the list, and delete the list
  • Can edit list: can edit the list but cannot add or remove collaborators or delete the list
  1. Click Save.

Note: When you add a collaborator, they will receive an email telling them they were added to the list.

Add & edit sections

Add a section

  1. Click + Add → New section.
  2. Enter the section Title (e.g., Week 1) and any other details.
  3. Click Add.

Edit a section

  1. Hover over the section title and click the Section Menu ellipsis.
  2. Select Edit section.
  3. Edit the section title and other details. 
  4. Click Save.

Screenshot of the section menu.

Reorder sections

  1. Click Manage sections to collapse sections so that you can easily reorder them.
  2. Hover over the section you'd like to move, then click the Drag icon and drag the section to its new location.

Screenshot of the Manage sections and Drag icon.

 

Add tags: Required, Recommended, Optional

Tags may be used as a quick way to communicate information about a citation to students.

  1. Click the Item menu ellipsis → Edit item.
  2. Select the Item actions tab.
  3. Under Tags, select Required, Recommended, or Optional.

Screenshot of the Tags menu.

  1. Click Save.

Add due date(s)

  1. Click the Item menu ellipsis → Edit item.
  2.  Select the Item actions tab.
  3. Enter the Due date or select the calendar icon to select the date. Click Save.

Screenshot of the Edit item menu showing the Due date field.

 

Add a note for students

Notes can be used to provide students with additional information about a resource, such as specific chapters to read or segments of a video to watch.

  1. Click the Item menu ellipsis → Edit item.
  2. Select the Item actions tab.
  3. Under Information for students, enter your note. Click Save.

Screenshot of the Edit item menu showing where to enter notes for students.

 

Favourites

You can save items to your Favorites list to make them easier to find again and add to other lists. Your Favorites list isn't visible to others.

  1. Click Favorites on the left of the screen.

images showing location of favorites features

  1. Follow the instructions in Step 3 to add items to Favorites.

 

You can also add items on reading lists to your Favorites.

  1. Click the Item menu ellipsis → Save as favorite.

Watch the short video on how to add items to your Favorites.

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