Benefits of eReserves for Students
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After instructors add the eReserves module to the course in Luminate, students and instructors can easily access the eReserves module under the Content tab of the course as shown below. Your instructor may place eReserves anywhere on the list of Content, so be sure to scroll to find it.
When you click on eReserves, you are directed to the eReserves list for that course section.
If instructors did not add eReserves to the course Content tab as shown above, you can access eReserves by following these steps:
1. In your course, click on the Content tab (if not already clicked).
2. Locate the Tools & Actions box on the right side of the page.
3. Under Books & Tools, click on the "View course & institution tools" link.
4. Locate and click on eReserves.
Please contact copyright@centennialcollege.ca if you are unable to find the eReserves module for a course in Luminate.
If there is a problem with an eReserves reading, please contact the eReserves team using this form.
To View an Item:
1. Access the eReserves for your course in Luminate as shown in the section above.
2. Find the item you want to view and click "View Item" on the left-hand side.
eReserves is specific to the user and the course, so you must sign in through Luminate. If you save the page as a bookmark, or it’s been a while since you have authenticated, it will time out.
Simply navigate back to Luminate, log in, and enter eReserves through the respective course shell.
To avoid receiving further emails the student or instructor can unsubscribe by entering the particular eReserves list on the Luminate course shell, and clicking “Please remove my subscription” at the top of the list.
The eReserves list will be available until the end of the exam period in a given semester, afterwards the items in the list will not be visible to students.
eReserves lists many types of materials and each should be considered before sharing further. PDF copies made under Fair Dealing or a transactional license should not be shared further. These materials are intended only for the students registered in the course, for that respective semester for educational purposes. Links to openly licensed and web resources may be shared with citation. Library licensed resources like links to streaming video, databases and articles will be available when an authorized user logs in with their Centennial credentials.
To the left of an item in the list, under View Item, choose "Show Details." You will see bibliographical information about the material. You can also export a citation from here if you use citation software such as Zotero. You can also learn about the item by viewing the webpage, article, video, or PDF itself. Remember that auto-generated citations should always be checked for accuracy.
Is there an issue with an item on eReserves? Fill out this form
Physical reserves are items that are available to loan from a campus library.
Instructors can list physical reserve items like books, CDs, DVDs and more on eReserves to let you know there are items available to loan at a campus library for your course.
Last Updated: October 12, 2022