This video demonstrates how to add resources to a Reading List in a Canvas course, including:

• Adding a journal article
• Adding the Cite It feature to capture websites and YouTube videos
• Adding a resource by the manual entry method

Reading Lists: 2. Adding resources (3:16 mins), RMIT Library Teaching & Research, Microsoft Stream (RMIT login required)

Select the + Add button and then select the Search the library option

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1. Enter the title or keywords into the search box
2. If needed, use the Advanced search option
3. Alternatively, once you have conducted your search, use the Filter option to include limits
4. Once you have found your resource, you can either use the drag and drop function, or use the + button to add to your Reading List. Ensure you place the citation in the correct Section and select Add

Items not held in the Library 

If there is an item not in our collection, please fill out the Library purchase requests form. You will be updated about the progress of the purchase and when available, you can add it to your Reading List using the methods mentioned above.

Adding an ebook chapter in LibrarySearch

Ebook chapters are often indexed in LibrarySearch. Before manually entering an ebook chapter, first search for the chapter title in LibrarySearch.

1. Select the + Add button and then select the Search the library option

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2.  Enter the chapter title or keywords into the search box          
3.  If needed, use the Advanced search option
4.  Alternatively, once you have conducted your search, use the filter option to include limits
5. When you have found your ebook chapter, you can either use the drag and drop function or use the + button to add to your Reading List. Ensure you place the citation in the correct Section and select Add

If the ebook chapter is not in LibrarySearch

This video demonstrates how to add an ebook chapter that is not indexed in LibrarySearch into a Reading List.

Reading Lists: 3. Adding an ebook chapter (2:44 mins), RMIT Library Teaching & Research, Microsoft Stream (RMIT login required)

These instructions are for searching for an ebook title in LibrarySearch and direct linking to the chapter.

1. Select the + Add button and then select the Search the library option
2. Enter the ebook title or keywords into the search box
3. Select the book from the search results and 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 Links and availability. The URL for the ebook chapter needs to added. To do so:

• From LibrarySearch, locate and open the ebook
• Select the desired chapter and look for a link icon or the word 'permalink'
• Copy the URL and use the Open Athens Link Generator to generate a usable URL to ensure direct access for your students through RMIT's single sign on

        7. Select Save

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Both the ebook and ebook chapter links will now be visible to students. If you only want the ebook chapter link to be visible to students, then:

1. Select the ebook, then the ellipsis to Edit item, and then Links & availability
2. The last link will be the ebook chapter you have just added
3. To hide the other link(s), hover near the database title and toggle the Show/Hide link to Show Link

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HBR articles may be added to a Reading List using two methods:

Option 1: If the article is findable in LibrarySearch

1. In a Reading List, select the + Add button and then select the Search the library option
2. Once you have found your article, you can either use the drag and drop function or use the + button to add to your Reading List. Ensure you place the citation in the correct section and select Add

Option 2: If the article is findable in EBSCOhost Business Source Complete

1. Locate the article in EBSCOhost Business Source Complete
2. In a Reading List, select + Add button and select Manual entry
3. In the edit panel at Type, select Article and add the Title
4. Select Next and complete citation details (e.g. author(s), journal title, publication date, volume, issue and page numbers)
5. From the EBSCOhost Business Source Complete record select the permalink 
6. Copy the URL and use the Open Athens Link Generator to generate a usable URL to ensure direct access for your students through RMIT's single sign on
7. In your Reading List paste the URL into the URL field and select Save
8. You can either use the drag and drop function or use the Add function to add to your Reading List. Ensure you place the selected citation in the correct week or section

Note: you should not link to articles directly from the public website HBR.org because there is a limit to the number of articles you can access for free and your students may meet a paywall.

More information about using HBR articles in Canvas is available from the Library resources in Canvas guide.

Favourites allow you to keep a collection of resources that enable re-use across other Reading Lists.

Add resources to Favourites

There are two ways to add resources to Favourites:

1. In a Reading List, select the three ellipses to the right of any item and select Save as Favourite
2. When using the Search the library function, you have an option to add to Favourites

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View your Favourites

       1. Within any Reading List, use the Open in new tab icon located at the top right

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       2. Select the Favourites option to view your list

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Using Favourites 

From your Favourites list, scroll to the right of any reference and select the ellipses and then Add to List to choose an existing Reading List.

Use the Manual entry option when resources are not available through LibrarySearch or if Cite It does not work.

1. Select the + Add button and then select Manual entry

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2. Select the resource type (e.g. website) from the Type drop-down menu and enter the Title

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3. The Next button will open another page where further citation information can be added such as URL 
4. Select the location of the resource by using the drop-down menu in Add to Section
5. Select Add

To delete an item from your list

1. Select the ellipsis from the menu to the right of the item, and then select Delete item

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2. From the 'Delete item' pop-up box, select Delete