Adding electronic item to course reserves

Adding electronic item to course reserves

Add electronic item to course Reserves

Repository Citation

Items physical and electronic that live in your institution's catalog. 

Step by Step

  1. Navigate to the correct reading list
    Fulfillment > Course Reserves > Reading Lists OR use the Reading List Search box to locate
  2. Click on the reading list's hyperlink
    Alma screenshot showing how to use the reading list search box to navigate to your chosen reading list reading list. Yellow arrows (A&B) highlight the steps.

  3. Click on Add citation
  4. Select Add Repository Citation
    Alma screenshot of Reading List page showing yellow arrows (C&D) which highlight the steps to add the repository citation to the reading list.
  5. Use the search box to locate the item in your catalog
  6. Enable the checkbox next to the appropriate book and click Select
    Alma screenshot illustrating how to add item from the repository and add it to the reading list. Steps are highlighted by yellow arrows (E - G).Steps to add repository item to the reading list.
  7. The item will display in the list of reading list citations and in Primo when the course is active. 


Non-Repository Citation

Items physical and electronic that do not live in your institution's catalog. These items are often set to only display under the course reserves browse.  

Step by Step

  1. Navigate to the correct reading list
    Fulfillment > Course Reserves > Reading Lists OR use the Reading List Search box to locate
  2. Click on the reading list's hyperlink
  3. Click on Add citation
  4. Select Add Non-Repository Citation
  5. Fill in applicable fields
  6. Book will display in citations and active courses based on your display settings.






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