Course Resources: Information for Instructors

How to submit your resource list

Spring 2026 Course Resource Lists

• We are moving to a new and improved Course Resources system on May 1, 2026.
• As part of the transition, instructor access to create course resource lists in Ares will be shut down on February 23, 2026.
• If you need a course resource list for Spring 2026, please email your syllabus to libreserves@wlu.ca  

Please note: If you indicate the weeks when the readings are scheduled, it will help the Library make required readings available for students at the beginning of classes

Submission dates

To ensure your requests are available by the start of classes they should be submitted by:

• Fall term: July 15
• Winter term: November 15
• Spring/Summer term: March 15

Even those submitted after the deadline will be processed as expediently as possible on a first-come basis. We aim to complete the first six weeks of course resources of each list submitted to equitably accommodate the large number of requests. 

What can/can't I put on reserve?

• See the Reserve Guidelines and the Copyright quick guide