Faculty (whether or not they use Blackboard) can request certain materials from the library to be placed on electronic reserve. Those resources can be made available to students via a link from within Blackboard. This ensures the resources are password protected, in accordance with copyright requirements.
After the semester has ended, the materials will be made unavailable and cannot be used for subsequent semesters. If faculty plan to use the same materials again, they will need to request a new Blackboard course for that semester and submit a new request to the library.
Whether or not Blackboard will be used in a course, the faculty member must request the course in Blackboard in order to use eReserves. Click here to learn more about requesting a course in Blackboard with the Blackboard Faculty Tools (BFT).
After the course has been requested, it needs to be made available so that students can access eReserves materials. Click here to learn how to make Blackboard courses available.
Complete details regarding submitting full-text electronic reserve requests are available on the library's eReserves page.
After requesting for materials to be placed on electronic reserve, the faculty member will be notified via email once reserve materials have been secured.
Once your eReserves materials are posted by the library, you and your students can access the eReserves materials within your Blackboard course. You can share these instructions with your students to explain how to access eReserves.
You can make it easier for students to find and access eReserves by adding a link to your Course Content (in Ultra Course View) or on your course menu (in Original Course View). This is particularly important for Original Course View if you prefer to hide the Tools link on your course menu.
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