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Course Reserves For Faculty

This guide will discuss course reserves and provide instructions for adding course reserves to Canvas.

Requesting Reserve Items

Copying Previous Course Items

 

You'll be able to pick and choose what you'd like to copy over from a previous course. If you don't see your items, or if you'd like to copy readings used by another course or professor, contact reserves@ubalt.edu.

*PLEASE NOTE*  Canvas and Course Reserves don't seem to function well with a Safari browser. If you get an error message while attempting to copy or add course reserves, try using a Chrome or Firefox browser.

1. Click “Course Reserves” tab. Choose the semester you want to request items for (the current semester) from the dropdown menu.

2. Under "Item Tools," click "Add Reserve Items."

3. Find the class you want to copy from, and click “Import Items.”

 

4. All of the readings are automatically selected, but you can choose which readings you don’t want to copy by unchecking the box on the left side. Keep in mind that if you leave all of the readings checked, they will all copy over. Click "Import Items" at the bottom. Once you’ve imported everything, it’ll take about 10 minutes to become available in your course.

 

 

 

 

Requesting New Reserve Items

1. Click “Course Reserves” tab. Choose the semester you want to request items for (the current semester) from the dropdown menu.

*PLEASE NOTE*  Canvas and Course Reserves don't seem to function well with a Safari browser. If you get an error message while attempting to copy or add course reserves, try using a Chrome or Firefox browser.

 

2. Under "Item Tools," Click “Add reserve items.”

 

3. To add new items, click on one of the menu options (Article, book, etc.) Each book chapter and article MUST be submitted individually. 

Note: For audio files and video, you'll need to submit a separate Streaming Media request. Streaming Media is still a separate process that requires the usual OTS/Library form on the library website. This form can be found here.

 

4. Fill as much information as possible (or at least the required starred information) and click "Submit Item" at the bottom.