Course reserves provide equitable and affordable access for students by using library-licensed or open access materials. This year, DePaul undergraduates are expected to spend $1104 on textbooks and course materials. When you use course reserves you help ease student's financial stress and ensure they have access to readings from the first day of class.
When you submit a course reserve request, the Library can help you by:
Purchasing unlimited access e-books or other e-resources if they are available for a library license.
Checking whether the library has electronic access to an item and providing a stable URL.
Providing access to film in streaming or physical formats.
Scanning a chapter or article to link from Course Reserves and/or D2L.
Placing a physical copy of required items on reserve at the John T. Richardson Library or Loop Library, when electronic access is not available
Library resources can be added seamlessly within Leganto; no more forms to fill out when adding resources to reserve. Leganto's "Cite It" plugin allows you to add online resources to your reading list with one click.
Leganto lets you easily add collaborators to your reading list. You can add other instructors to your list and adjust editing access.
All items added to Leganto reading lists are shared instantly with the Library's internal system, creating a link between your course and the Library. When Library staff process reading lists, instructors are able to see updates - such as those related to item availability and purchase request status - in real time.
Instructors are able to see the number of students who have accessed each resource in their reading list, as well as the specific ways students have interacted with each resource (views, downloads, comments, etc).