Reading Lists & Reserves

Select "Create list" and choose to either create or import your list. 

Add a name to your reading list and press "Next."

You can choose to structure your list whatever way you'd like. If you would like to structure it by weeks, you can select that in the "Create sections" page. Choose how many sections (meaning weeks) you would like to have displayed.

The first thing to do is add some sections to your new list. Your list can be structured in a variety of ways, most commonly, lists are organized by:

• Time period (Week 1, Week 2, etc)
• Topics (Research skills, Essay readings, etc)
• Resource types (Books, Key journals, etc).

Structure your list to reflect the course structure. For example, if your syllabus is organized by week, structure your list by week, so students can easily go between the syllabus and the list to find readings.

1. Click on "Add" and choose "New section"

2. Give your section a title and description (optional). For example, "Required Readings" and click on "Add."

You can choose where to add the section (e.g., at the top of the list). If you want the section to be visible to students during part of the course, you can select start and end dates and check the "Display section during these dates only" box. 

3. You can now start adding resources to your list if you wish. However, we suggest setting up the structure first. You can add more sections by repeating the process above.

4. When the list structure is in place, you can start adding resources.

1. Click on the "Add" button. A drop-down menu will open with the various methods for adding materials. 
2. Use the 'Library Search' option to find any resources held by the library, including books, e-books, articles and journals.

Adding an Item
Click on the item you would like to add. You can:

• However over the item and drag and drop the item directly into the list

• Click the + sign to the right of the item and choose where the item should be added. Click "Add" or "Add & Edit."

Adding a Book Chapter 
To add a chapter from a book:

1. Search for and add the book (physical or electronic) to your Reading List (as described above).
2. Click on the book you have just added.
3. Scroll down to the "Note for students" section. 

   

4. Now enter the chapter details (e.g. ‘Please read: Chapter 4, pp. 125-139’). You do not need to click save. The note instructing students which chapter to read will appear underneath the item. The public note can be used to provide further information to students. For example, to add information about which pages/chapters to read, or provide specific questions to focus on.
5. You can also add a specific book chapter to your Reading List, by click add and edit. Click on the 'Type' drop-down menu, and flll out the complete bibliographic information (Start Page, End Page, etc.) and click save.

Adding a Website 

1. Go to a website (e.g. https://www.cbc.ca/) you would like to add to your list.
2. Click on the Cite It! button installed in your bookmarks toolbar.
3. This will open an ‘Add this to my list’ pop-up window. Check and modify the information that was auto-populated in the form.
4. At the bottom of the pop-up window, select Add to: List
5. Select your Resource List from the drop-down menu
6. Click add & close

Click on the citation, and select Digitization request.

Enter the page range, and any other relevant information, and click Send.

Note: Any digital copying must comply with the University of Regina's Fair Dealing Guidelines. If a request exceeds this amount, the Library will submit a copyright clearance request or will investigate the purchase of a multi-user digital copy if available.

You can use tags to share additional information with the Library regarding your readings. To add a tag to your reading list, choose "Full Details" and then navigate to the "Item actions" tab.

The following tags are available:

• 2 Hour Reserve
• 3 Hour Reserve
• Overnight Reserve
• 3 Day Reserve
• 7 Day Reserve
• 2 Week Reserve
• Required
• Further Reading
• Recommended 
• Purchase Request

To remove a tag that has been added, click the "X" next to the tag. 

The Cite It! button allows you to add resources to your list directly from selected websites.

1. While logged in to the Reading List service, in another window, find a relevant item on your chosen website and click on the Cite it! button in your browser toolbar.
2. An Add this to my list popup appears containing the details of the item.
3. Select the appropriate Type for your item from the drop-down menu, check the details are correct, then click the ADD & CLOSE button.

You can add other people as collaborators to your list in order to allow them to add or edit items.

Under the List Advisor heading, click on the Collaborators link, and select Manage Collaborators. You can invite people to collaborate by entering their name or email address, and click Send Invitation.