How to Add a Library eReserves Link

The Library provides an online eReserves service that makes digital reserve materials easily accessible to students on and off-campus. The Library can make digital copies of many different kinds of reserve items, including:

• • • Journal, magazine, and newspaper articles

    • Book chapters

    • Course materials such as notes and handouts

For complete instructions on how to use eReserves, please see

http://library.macewan.ca/faculty/reserves-and-ereserves.

How to Add a Library eReserves Link to a Blackboard Learn Course

To add access to eReserves in your Blackboard Learn course, instructors have two options. Option 2 has the advantage of automatically logging users into eReserves when accessed from Blackboard Learn.

Option 1: Create a Web Link to eReserves in a content area

1. Access a content area in your course.

2. From the "Build Content" menu, choose "Web Link".

3. Type a name for the link (e.g. "eReserves" )

4. Type the url to access eReserves: https://ereserves.macewan.ca

5. Click Submit

Upon clicking this link in the course, both faculty and students will then need to log in using their MacEwan credentials to access eReserves.

Option 2: Add the Ares Course Reserves tool to a content area

This option has the advantage of automatically logging users in when accessing eReserves.

Step 1: Make the "Ares Course Reserves" tool available in the content area(s) of your course.

• 1. Under the Course Management Menu, click Customization, then select Tool Availability.

  2. Click the check box beside "Ares Course Reserves"

  3. Click Submit.

Step 2: Add an eReserves link to a content area of your course

• 1. Access a content area in your course

  2. From the Tools menu, click "More Tools" and then click "Ares Course Reserves"

  3. Type a name for the link (e.g. "eReserves" ) or accept the default.

  4. Click Submit. The link to eReserves will appear in your content area with the name you provided in step 2.