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• Library Item overview
• Contacting the Library Services before adding a Library Item to your Class
• Adding a Library Item on your MyPlace Class

Library Item Overview

This resource allows you to add items from the University Library directly into your course/class page. This can help to contextualise the use of the library resource for the student.

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• Display the full details of the item, including a thumbnail graphic of the cover (if it is a book)
• Use the title of the resource direct from the catalogue.

Contacting the Library Services

Note: If your class contains more than one class code, the Library Item can only reference one Class code and will be only made available for one class code.  

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Scanning Service staff will check for compliance with the Licence, and either arrange for the scan(s) to be made available, or advise if there are any problems.

Further information can be found on the Digitisation: FAQs page. Please email the Scanning Service if you have any queries

Adding a Library Item on your MyPlace Class

For information on adding an activity or resource to your class page - please see Article: NEW *Staff* Adding an ActivityActivities

1. Once you have requested access via the Library to the Item(s) you require on your class page

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2. You can then add the University Library Item Resource to your MyPlace Class, the Adding a New University Item screen will load as shown below (General Settings Section)

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3. As with Point 1, whatever Item you have requested via the Library will now show up in the Library Item section of the General Settings on this page above

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4. In this section of the settings, you can use the name from the Library or you can name the Item, and give a description plus choose to display the description

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5. Note: The Show Item on the Course Page Checkbox is Checked by default

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6. The remaining settings for the Library Item are shown below

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7. You have options to make the Item Visible or not (depending on when you would like your students to see the materials)

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8. You can give the resource an ID Number; setting an ID number provides a way of identifying the activity for grade calculation purposes. If the activity is not included in any grade calculation then the ID number field may be left blank

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9. You can set when and for how long this Resource can be viewed within your class page in the Restrict Access Section of the settings

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10. Note: Always ensure that you click Save and Return to Class or Click Cancel if you decide not to add the Resource to your class page

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