Course Materials+
Context for Course Reserves
Simply linking to resources for your students might not always work as smoothly as expected. Licensing restrictions, paywalls, copyright issues, and other factors can limit their access to your readings, videos, and other materials. This 6-minute, 39-second video helps you understand and navigate these challenges.
Course Materials+ Workflow
Course Materials+ can help ensure your students can access the readings, videos, and more in your course. This video shows you how. 12 minutes, 29 seconds.
Contents and timeline
Create a list 0:18
Details on the CM+ guide 1:23
Workflow overview 1:34
Copyright & Fair Use for Education 3:21
Adding UI materials through Course Materials+ 4:03
Ask Libraries' staff through Discussion Tab 5:37
Adding materials through library catalog 5:50
Adding materials with DOIs or ISBNs 7:04
Adding materials we don't (yet) own 7:35
Using a purchase tag 8:55
Adding publicly available content 9:24
Helpful library staff 9:54
Using tags to instruct course reserves staff 10:25
Helpful guide to CM+ 11:21
Quick review & conclusion 11:42
More about copyright & licensing
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Linking to UI Libraries materialsEnsure that your links work from off-campus.
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Am I responsible for copyright compliance?As an instructor, do I have to determine if the materials I'm using for my course reserves list need copyright clearance?
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Open Educational Resources (OER)Pre-licensed content to use for free.
- Last Updated: Sep 16, 2025 11:40 PM
- URL: https://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/coursematerials
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