* How do I add my course reserves to my Blackboard course?

Instructors can add a link to their library course reserves in two ways:  by adding a button to their course menu or by adding a link to any content area.

To add a button to the course menu:

• Point to the red + button at the top of the course menu and select Create External Link.
• Fill out the name (e.g. "Electronic Reserves" or "Course Readings") and the URL (address) of the link provided to you by the library.
• Click on the box next to "Available to users" to make the link available to students.
• Click Submit. 

To add a link to a content area (e.g. “Course Documents” or “Assignments”):

• Enter a content area of your course.
• Point to Build Content on the action bar and select URL.
• Fill out a name and URL for the link.
• Click Submit.

For help with electronic reserves, please contact Alison Rusczyk in Mortensen Library at (860) 768-4965 or rusczyk@hartford.edu.

* I added a button to my course, but my students can't see it.

When you add a button to a course, by default it is created as "unavailable."  Be sure to click the "available to students" checkbox before clicking "Submit" when creating the button.

If you are creating a content area, students will not see the button until you add your content.  Click on the button to open the content area, then click on "Build Content" to add items.