====== Adding Course Materials ======

Course materials fall into four categories: 

  - Physical resources from the library's collection/catalog 
  - Electronic resources in the library's collection/catalog 
  - Electronic resources that are not in the library's collection/catalog
  - Physical resources that are not in the library's collection/catalog (e.g. personal copies)


===== Adding physical items from the catalog =====


To attach physical items that are in the catalog:

  * Select the "Course materials" tab from the course page
  * Choose the "Associate Item" tab from the Course Materials tab


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  * Scan or enter the item's barcode
  * Enter a "Relationship" term (e.g. required, recommended), if applicable.


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<note>The "relationship" field is optional and contains free text.  This text displays in the catalog, but is informational in nature and does not have any other function.</note>

  * You may also edit the call number, circulation modifier and shelving location, as appropriate.
  * When you have finished inputting the item data, click "Add Material"


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  * The item will now display on the list of course materials

<note>Note: In order for the item’s attributes (e.g. circ modifier, shelving location) to revert correctly to the original values when the course is archived or deleted, you must edit these attributes in the course reserves module when attaching the item to course.</note>


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===== Adding electronic resources from the catalog =====


To attach electronic resources (e.g. ebooks, streaming videos) that are in the catalog:

  * Select the "Course materials" tab from the course page
  * Select the "Associate electronic resource from catalog" tab from the Course Materials tab


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  * Enter the bibliographic record ID (e.g. Database ID) for the title you wish to attach
  * Enter a "Relationship" term (e.g. required, recommended), if applicable


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  * When you have finished inputting the item data, click "Add Material" to save
  * The title will now display on the list of course materials


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===== Adding electronic resources that are not in the catalog =====


To attach electronic resources that are NOT in the catalog:

  * Select the "Associate brief record" tab

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  * Enter a "Relationship" term (e.g. required, recommended), if applicable
  * Retain the default values for "Form" and "Type"


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  * Enter the title of the item
  * Enter the URI (e.g. URL) for the item
  * Enter the link text you want to display in the catalog
  * Click "Add material" to save

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===== Adding physical items that are not in the catalog =====

Faculty may have personal copies of materials that they wish to place on reserve.  To attach physical items (e.g. personal copies) that are NOT in the catalog, it is recommended that brief/temp records be created using the appropriate MARC workform (e.g. xreserve_book).  See [[creating_records_using_the_marc_workforms|Creating records using the MARC workform]].
 
  * Attach your item to the new brief bib record
  * Return to your course in  Course Reserves
  * Select the  "Course Materials" tab
  * Select the "Associate Item" tab
  * Scan in the barcode for the item you just created


Note: if you created the item as a reserve item, with a reserve shelving location and a reserve circulation modifier, you should not have to update the item attributes in the course reserves module

Next, [[adding_users|add users]] to the course.