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Electronic Reserves & Blackboard

Accessing Course Materials in Blackboard:

Instructors and students can access the proper electronic reserves easily from within the appropriate course in My.UNL (Blackboard). By default, the location for this link is located under "Tools" in the main menu. Then simply click on the link "UNL Libraries Electronic Reserves."

Blackboard icon for UNL Libraries Electronic Reserves

If on campus, links to documents will appear and be accessible. If off campus, the links for the documents will appear, but it may be necessary to authenticate after clicking on a link to a document. If this occurs, use your library patron ID or NCard ID number in order to access the materials.



Adding E-Reserves to the main course menu (instructors):

A link for UNL Libraries Electronic Reserves will automatically appear in the "Tools" area. However, it's also possible to add a direct link in the main menu of the course.

First, click on Control Panel. In the lower-left portion of the Control Panel, click on Manage Course Menu.

Blackboard image for Manage Course Menu

Next, click the "+Tool Area" button along the top.

Blackboard image for Manage Course Menu toolbar

From the drop-down menu for Area Type, choose "UNL Libraries E-Reserves." Next to Area name, type what you would like the button name to be-for example, "E-reserves" or "Course Readings." Click Submit.