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Canvas Readings & Resources: Overview

Benefits of Readings & Resources

Readings & Resources is Canvas tool that organizes your course materials and tracks and encourages student engagement.

  • Organize all readings and resources in one place
  • Add library resources and request course reserves from your Canvas course
  • Encourage and monitor student engagement with your assigned readings
  • Duplicate reading lists from past semesters or from other sections and instructors

Start Using Readings & Resources

In order to use Readings & Resources:

  1. Set up your list and add collaborators.
  2. Add items for your course to the list and publish it
  3. Enhance the use of your list by linking to course modules and to do lists, enabling student discussions and assignments, and tracking students' engagement.

Contact Library Staff

If you have any questions or concerns, add a comment to the Discuss with Library button, on the right side of the screen. You will be notified by email when there is a response. 

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Need More Help?

Librarians are available to help you add resources to your list and use student engagement features.

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