Q. How do I add library course reserves lists to my Blackboard class?
How do I add Research Guides or Recommended Databases to my Blackboard class?
Blackboard offers two different methods for adding library reserves lists or research guides to your course content:
- "LibApps (Automagic)," based on the Blackboard course ID, the libraries create this link for you
- "LibApps (Single Course)," manually choose the items you would like to add from a list.
Automagic - Blackboard Ultra
For automagic linking to work, you must contact our course reserves service or your subject librarian to add your Blackboard course ID to our reserves lists or guides.
- Under Content, Press the Plus icon and choose "Content Market"
- Click the (+) icon for LibApps (Automagic)
- The tool will be added
- Edit it for title, such as "Library Guides" and make it visible to students.
- That's it! When students access the course Content area, they should see any associated guides or course reserves for that class.
If there is only a single guide or reserves list, it will open in the content frame.
- If multiple items have been added to the course, you will see a list of options.
Content not showing? Contact us to make sure we have your current semester Blackboard ID in our system metadata.
Automagic - Blackboard Learn Original Experience
For automagic linking to work, you must contact our course reserves service or your subject librarian to add your Blackboard course ID to our reserves lists or guides.
- In the course, choose Content, then Build Content then LibApps (AutoMagic)
- Add a name and any instructions or styling.
- That's it! When students access the course Content area, they should see any associated guides or course reserves for that class.
Content not showing? Contact us to make sure we have your current semester Blackboard ID in our system metadata.
Single Course - Blackboard Ultra
- Under Content, Press the Plus icon and choose "Content Market"
- Click the (+) icon for LibApps (Single Course)
- The App has been added and now you need to add content to it. Click the name of the content item.
- You will be asked what content item you would like to add. This can be
- a LibGuide (Research Guide) or single page from a guide
- a list of library databases from our A-Z list
- a course reserves list
- After you have made your selection, click Embed content.
- Now you can edit the app for title, such as "Library Guides" and make it visible to students.
- That's it! When students access the course Content area, they should see any associated guides or course reserves for that class.
If there is only a single guide or reserves list, it will open in the content frame.
- If multiple items have been added to the course, you will see a list of options.
Single Course - Blackboard Original Experience
- In the course, choose Content, then Build Content then LibApps (Single Course)
- Add a name and any instructions or styling.
- You are returned to the main Content page. Click the Library content block you just added to edit it.
- You will be asked to choose the content to be added. Content can include research guides, course reserves lists, or database lists.
- After selecting your content, click Embed.
- Students will see the content you have selected.
