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Reading Lists in Canvas

Information supporting the use of the Reading List app in Canvas.

Digitisation requests

If a resource is not available as an e-resource such as print book chapters, book sections and journal articles, the Library’s e-Reserve team can provide copyright compliant digitised versions for your Reading List.

The process includes adding a tag to a Reading List resource and can be added directly from LibrarySearch or by manual entry. More information on allowable digitisation requests can be found at Using copyright material for teaching.

From LibrarySearch

  1. Add a resource from LibrarySearch using the steps outlined on the Add and delete resources page
  2. Select the Reading List record. An expanded menu opens and at the label Add tag, select Digitise from the drop-down menu
  3. The list MUST be published for the citation to automatically be forwarded to the e-Reserve team for processing. The resource will be available for the teaching period.

       Adding a Digitise tag from a reading list resource

          Image: Copyright © Ex Libris. Used under licence.

Resource not in LibrarySearch

  1. If you cannot find the resource in the Library collection, in a Reading List, select + Add button and select Manual entry

       Using the add function to create a manual entry resource

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  1. In the edit panel at Type, select your resource type and add the Title
  2. Select Next and complete Item details pertinent to your resource type such as author, ISBN/ISSN and date
  3. When complete, select Add
  4. Select the Reading List record. An expanded menu opens and at the label Add tag, select Digitise from the drop-down menu
  5. The list MUST be published for the citation to automatically be forwarded to the e-Reserve team for processing. The resource will be available for the teaching period.

See the following box for more detailed instructions to add a digitised chapter from a print book.

Digitisation of a book chapter

The following instructions detail how to add a digitised chapter from a print book.

Add a Book Chapter

  1. From a Reading List, select the + Add button and then select the Search the library option
  2. Search for the print book title
  3. Select the book from the search results and then select Add & Edit
  4. Change the Type to Book Chapter and add the Chapter title
  5. From Item details, add other chapter details (i.e. chapter author, chapter number, page numbers)
  6. Select Save

     changing details for a print book to then digitise a book chapter

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Add a digitisation tag

  1. Select the Reading List record. An expanded menu opens and at the label Add tag, select Digitise from the drop-down menu.

  2. The list MUST be published for the citation to automatically be forwarded to the e-Reserve team for processing. The resource will be available for the teaching period.

      Adding a Digitise tag from a reading list resource

          Image: Copyright © Ex Libris. Used under licence.