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Course Materials+: Create a list & add collaborators

Including Course Materials+ in ICON

Create a list in Course Materials+

Create New List

Select Course Materials+ and click "Create new list."

select course materials+ from icon menu
 

Creat new list

Please use the course title as the list name to help library staff locate your list.

change list name
 

Create Sections

Choose 'Default' to start with one section. You can add more if needed.

Choose 'Weeks' to start with an 8-week outline. You can change the number and relabel sections. (E.g., 'Week 1...Week 2...' or 'Required'...'Optional'...'Extra Credit').

add sections

Add Items to List

Add with Library Search (will search the Libraries' catalog, Infohawk+)

Add from InfoHawk+ (add from the Libraries catalog, outside of ICON - you must sign in to InfoHawk+)

Add with Cite It! (add items from the web)

Upload Files (ensure they meet Accessibility requirements)

add items

Request Library Services with Loan Period Tags and Options

Place books on the course reserves shelf (Add tag is required to identify the loan period)

Submit an Electronic Purchase Request (directly from Course Materials+)

Request or Renew Streaming Media (for films that are or will expire before the end of semester)

Request Digitization (digitizing is for reading material)

tags and options

Add Loan Period Tags to physical items for the Course Reserves shelf.

Add Electronic Purchase request for items currently unavailable.

You have to scroll or begin typing for the tagging options.

loan period tags

 

Send your list to the library to begin the process

When ready, send your list to the Libraries. Once received, Libraries' staff begin processing requests.

NOTE: Students can not see lists until they are published!

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Please contact Libraries' staff through the Course Materials+ Library Discussion feature or at lib-res@uiowa.edu if you have any problems with these steps.

How to add collaborators

Collaborators can do everything a list owner can do, except add other collaborators and delete the list. Potential collaborators could be:

Please note: List collaborators need to be added to the list in Course Materials+ even if they already have an instructor/TA/designer role on ICON.

To add, view, and delete collaborators, click the 'List info' link and choose 'Manage collaborators'.

go to the list info link

manage collaborators

Course Reserves Contacts


Main Library
lib-res@uiowa.edu

Hardin Library
lib-hardin-circ@uiowa.edu

Art Library
lib-art@uiowa.edu

Business Library
lib-bus@uiowa.edu

Engineering Library
lib-engineering@uiowa.edu

Music Library
lib-mus@uiowa.edu

Sciences Library
lib-sciences@uiowa.edu