Readings on VU Collaborate: 2. Add readings to a Readings List
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Source documents and reading genres
book (electronic or print) source document
- whole book
- book chapter
- book excerpt
- report
- document
- manuscript
journal (electronic or print) source document
- journal articles
- conference paper
- legislation
- magazine article
- newspaper article
- whole journal
What you need to know
- The same basic process is used to add all material types into Readings. Details need to be added or selected about the source document and reading which is chosen from that source document.
- Library staff can be contacted through the system to LOCATE the material you require for the student reading.
- For a print item to be located to a 'Reserve Shelf' additional information needs to be added for library staff. Follow the steps on the guide below.
Add material to a Reading List
Material can be added to Readings as individual items which can include journal articles, book chapters, book excerpts, or whole electronic books. Link through to the relevant guide:
- Get Material into Readings: Search & Select individual readings
- Use this step-by-step VU Collaborate Help Guide (CLICK HERE)
- Watch a demonstration of the steps outlined in the Help Guide (no audio)
- This uses the 'Find an existing reading' function
- Get Material into Readings: Enter details for individual readings
- Use this step-by-step VU Collaborate Help Guide (CLICK HERE)
- Watch a demonstration of the steps outlined in the Help Guide (no audio)
- This uses the 'New book or journal reading' function
- Get Material into Readings: Print books for a Campus Reserve Shelf