Course Readings in Canvas

You can search for library materials to add to your reading lists directly in the Course Readings tool.

1. Click on the Add Items plus sign button.

2. Select the Search the Library option.

3. You can search for items by title, author, or keyword.

4. Select Advanced Search if you are browsing the catalogue, or are looking for a specific edition. 

5. Select Add once you locate the item. You do not need to "Add and Edit," as a lot of the information in there is library use only. 

6. If a resource is online, click View Online to make sure the link is working correctly.
Please Be Aware! Ebooks may have concurrent user limits. Please contact your Library Liaison to discuss this and/or locate other resources.

7. Once you've added all the items to your reading list, send the list to the library and publish it for your students.

You can also add library items to Course Readings using LibrarySearch. You can choose to add an item to a specific reading list or to your general collection and then place it in a course reading list at a later time. 
 

1. Search the library catalog (note: limit your search to online materials available from IC, if desired) 

2. Once you find an item that you would like to add to your Course Reading List or Collection, select Reading List 

3. Sign in using your Ithaca College ID and Password. 

4. Select Collection or Reading List.

5. If you select the reading list, please specify the list.

6. And specify the section that you would like the reading list to appear in.

7. Then select Add to Reading List.

8. Remember to send items added to the list this way to the library staff. 

Three day reserves are for textbook reserves that need to be taken out of the library. Three day reserves may also be used in situations when more time is required to spend with the textbook.

1. Add a note to make the book a Three Hour Reserve in the notes section.