Vanderbilt Library Readings & Resources Tool

The Virtual Library Experience

Introduction

The Library Readings & Resources in Brightspace is designed to help instructors incorporate library materials in their Brightspace courses. Instructors can use the tool to build reading lists that include books and articles owned by the library, videos, web resources, and more.

Benefits:

  • Instructors search the library catalog and link directly to resources; no need to deal with off-campus access or link maintenance
  • Course materials can be saved and reused in other courses or future semesters
  • Course material lists are added to Brightspace course navigation so that students have easy access

This page contains instructions to help you get started, or you can check out this Demo for Faculty video. For individualized help with choosing resources, contact your subject librarian.

Sample View

To access the Readings & Resources tool, click on "Readings & Resources" in Brightspace.

 

If you have modified your navigation bar in Brightspace before the Fall 2024 school year, you will not see Readings & Resources and may want to reset it in order to make the most of this tool. To do this, please follow these instructions: How to Reset Course Navbar (provided by Process & Solutions Implementations, Amanda Merchant).

If you want to modify your current navigation bar in Brightspace, please follow these instructions: How to Edit Your Course Navbar (provided by Process & Solutions Implementation, Amanda Merchant).

If you do not reset your navigation bar, you will need to create your Readings & Resources list by the former method of creating a new module and adding an external resource.  

 

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