{"id":255,"date":"2017-08-16T16:42:15","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T16:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources2\/?page_id=255"},"modified":"2026-07-06T14:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:51:15","slug":"library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/course-setup\/library\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Reserves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><button class=\"bellows-menu-toggle bellows-menu-toggle-skin-vanilla\" aria-controls=\"bellows-main-259\"><i class=\"fa fa-bars\"><\/i> <span class=\"bellows-menu-toggle-text\">Section Menu<\/span><\/button><div id=\"bellows-main-259\" class=\"bellows bellows-nojs bellows-main bellows-source-menu bellows-align-left bellows-skin-vanilla bellows-type- bellows-expand-current bellows-mobile-collapse\"><ul id=\"menu-coursesetup\" class=\"bellows-nav\" data-bellows-config=\"main\"><li id=\"menu-item-42209\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-42209 bellows-item-level-0\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/course-setup\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Course Setup<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42211\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42211 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/course-setup\/brightspace-homepage\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Brightspace Homepage<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42213\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42213 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/course-setup\/combining-course-sections\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Combining Course Sections<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42215\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42215 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/course-setup\/copy-components\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Copying Between Courses<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42217\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42217 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/course-setup\/library\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Course Reserves<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42219\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42219 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/course-setup\/semester-start-up-checklist\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Course Setup &#8211; Final Check<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42221\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42221 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/course-setup\/brightspace-course-setup-kit\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Course Setup Kit<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42223\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42223 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/course-setup\/course-site-availability\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Course Site Availability<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42225\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42225 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/course-setup\/about-brightspace\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Getting Started<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42227\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42227 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/course-setup\/set-up-kit-advanced-topics\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Managing Course Files<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42205\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42205 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/course-setup\/notifications-and-personal-profiles\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Personal Settings<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42207\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42207 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/course-setup\/course-home\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Widgets<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pagecontent is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Reserves<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The library&#8217;s Course Reserves system enables instructors to build a resource list for a course directly in the Brightspace course site. Doing so allows students to access all course readings and other additional resources through this central location. Direct access to Course Reserves can be added to the Brightspace site in one of several ways:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle wp-block-ub-content-toggle-block\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-block-9e9537b8-b1f2-4d62-83db-3130e948dfe6\" data-mobilecollapse=\"false\" data-desktopcollapse=\"true\" data-preventcollapse=\"false\" data-showonlyone=\"false\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; border-top-left-radius: 8px; border-top-right-radius: 8px; border-bottom-left-radius: 8px; border-bottom-right-radius: 8px; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-9e9537b8-b1f2-4d62-83db-3130e948dfe6\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-9e9537b8-b1f2-4d62-83db-3130e948dfe6\" style=\"color: #000000; \">Option 1: Add a link to the navbar<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-9e9537b8-b1f2-4d62-83db-3130e948dfe6\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the course navbar, go to\u00a0<strong>Course Admin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the\u00a0Site Setup\u00a0section, select\u00a0<strong>Navigation and Themes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locate the<em>\u00a0<\/em><strong>Active Navbar<\/strong>\u00a0box and click to open the dropdown menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select\u00a0<strong>Course Reserves<\/strong>\u00a0from the menu and click\u00a0<strong>Apply<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The navbar for your course site will now be updated to include a direct link to <strong>Reserves <\/strong>(beside <strong>Content<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; border-top-left-radius: 8px; border-top-right-radius: 8px; border-bottom-left-radius: 8px; border-bottom-right-radius: 8px; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-9e9537b8-b1f2-4d62-83db-3130e948dfe6\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-9e9537b8-b1f2-4d62-83db-3130e948dfe6\" style=\"color: #000000; \">Option 2: Add &#8216;Course Reserves&#8217; widget to the course homepage<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-9e9537b8-b1f2-4d62-83db-3130e948dfe6\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the navbar, go to\u00a0<strong>Course Admin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the\u00a0<strong>Site Setup<\/strong>\u00a0section, select\u00a0<strong>Homepages<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locate the<strong>\u00a0Active Homepage\u00a0<\/strong>box and click on it. A dropdown menu will open.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select\u00a0<strong>Course Reserves Home Page\u00a0<\/strong>from the menu and click\u00a0<strong>Apply<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Your course homepage will now include the Course Reserves widget (below the Content widget).<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; border-top-left-radius: 8px; border-top-right-radius: 8px; border-bottom-left-radius: 8px; border-bottom-right-radius: 8px; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-2-9e9537b8-b1f2-4d62-83db-3130e948dfe6\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-9e9537b8-b1f2-4d62-83db-3130e948dfe6\" style=\"color: #000000; \">Option 3: Add link to Course Content<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-2-9e9537b8-b1f2-4d62-83db-3130e948dfe6\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the course navbar, go to\u00a0<strong>Course Content<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under the\u00a0<strong>Table of Contents<\/strong>, select the module to which you want to add a link to your course resources. If there are no modules in the course, you will need to create one.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once the page for the selected module opens, locate the\u00a0<strong>Existing Activities<\/strong>\u00a0box and click on it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select\u00a0<strong>External Learning Tools<\/strong>\u00a0from the dropdown menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the popup\u00a0<strong>Add Activity<\/strong>\u00a0window, locate\u00a0<strong>Course Reserves<\/strong>\u00a0and click on it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A direct link to <strong>Course Reserves<\/strong> tool is now added to the selected module in your course content.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Library Help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For help with using the Course Reserves system, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.library.mun.ca\/c.php?g=743639&amp;p=5376262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Course Resources for Instructors<\/a> page on the Library website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Course Reserves The library&#8217;s Course Reserves system enables instructors to build a resource list for a course directly in the Brightspace course site. 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