E-Reserves

Course Reserves w/ LTI Integration

Manage your course reserves, electronic and physical, within LibGuides. Not only will LibGuides provide your students with an easy-to-use interface for browsing and searching your course materials, but you can also integrate your e-reserves content within your guides and even your learning management system (LMS)!

Key E-Reserves Features

Create and manage a wide array of e-reserve items directly within your LibGuides site
Upload documents or link to documents in your existing databases
Organize content by course and term
Manage copyright and restrict access to course content
Integrate e-reserves into your courseware tool

Discoverable Content

Multiple search filters allow students to locate reserves by course name, number, professor, term, or subject category. Embeddable widgets can be shared on any blog, webpage, or wiki for easy access.

Organization by Course

Securely upload, store, and organize a variety of document types including PDFs, PowerPoints, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and more. Content can be organized into folders for easy access and navigation.

Courseware Integration

Add relevant e-reserves to specific LibGuides or embed e-reserves directly into any LTI-compliant courseware tool. Customize pages by adding point-of-need help, related guides, or Ask a Librarian references.

Custom Request Forms

Built-in E-Reserves form allows faculty to request items be added to their courses. All requests are managed within the system and approved items are auto-populated, reducing the need for emails or paper slips.

Flexible Access Controls

Use password protection and IP-restriction to limit access to specific courses or items. Automated visibility controls ensure that course content is only accessible when you want it to be.

Copyright Management

Communicate copyright with customizable copyright statements for each E-Reserves course so users are always aware of institutional policies. Tag e-reserve items with custom notes like 'Public Domain' or 'Permission Paid'.

Organize Reserves by Course or Instructor

To mimic the organization of course pages inside courseware tools, the e-reserves content is organized and indexed by relevant course pages and instructors' last names.

LTI Connector for Courseware Linking

Our tools are LTI certified so embedding relevant reserves content inside course pages is a breeze. Students get access to reserve items right at the point of need.

Additional Access Controls

Optionally, further restrict access to reserve materials via course passwords, document passwords, or individual IP safelist controls.

Guide-Level Integration

Adding relevant E-Reserves at the guide-level allows students to find everything they need in one place - expert guidance from you and key reserve materials for their class. It's a win-win.

Learning Management System Integration

Showcasing relevant E-Reserve materials during a library instruction session is a great way to ensure usage and strengthen the library/user relationship. Plus, the perceived value of the library is higher; students' success in this class is directly correlated to their navigation of library-managed readings.