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Course Readings

Instructions for faculty and staff for adding and managing Course Readings in Canvas

Add/upload Item Manually (Blank Form)

Using “Add item manually/Upload file” you can upload files the library doesn’t own to use via a fair use claim, to license via the Copyright Clearance Center (who charge a fee for each unique student who accesses during the term of the Course), or that you've created and to which you own the copyright. You can also add citation-only materials (e.g., required textbooks you'd like the students to purchase) by entered the citation info manually.  The FIRST thing to do is to drag & drop the file into the blue box.  Afterwards, fill out the appropriate information: