how to add a e reserve to blackboard

by Aubree Morissette 7 min read

How do I add e-Reserves to my Blackboard course? From your course home page, select Content > Build Content > Milne Library E-Reserves Name your content module, provide a brief description and adjust any other content parameters. If you are using content submitted via the e-Reserves form there is no need to upload a file at this point.

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What is an eReserves folder?

The eReserves area is a folder within the library that contains access-controlled materials, such as documents with copyrights. eReserves are not available for organizations, and may only be available for courses.

What is the library used for?

The Library is used to post eReserves, electronic manuscripts, and other institution resources. It is fully integrated with Blackboard Learn, making the Library a powerful and flexible way to share and distribute materials.

Request a Blackboard course

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).

Make your Blackboard course available

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 .

Place materials on electronic reserve at the library

Complete details regarding submitting full-text electronic reserve requests are available on the library's eReserves page .

Access eReserves materials

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.

Add a link in Blackboard to electronic reserve materials

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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