Course Resources: Information for Instructors
New Course Resources platform May 1, 2026
The Course Resources platform allows you to create and manage digital reading lists that improve student engagement and simplify access to library resources. The platform is fully integrated with Omni (the library discovery system), which makes library materials easy to find and add to your resource list.
Course Resources overview
Instructors can:
- Build course resource lists themselves or collaborate with others,
- Add any kind of content, including but not limited to physical books, eBooks, eBook chapters, scholarly articles, streaming videos, and newspaper articles.
- Structure lists with weekly, or topic-based sections,
- Easily roll over course resource lists from semester to semester and update as needed,
- Have resources checked for copyright compliance and accessibility by library staff.
Students can:
- Access course resources directly from My Learning Space in a new mobile-friendly interface,
- Save money in courses that use library-funded materials, open web content, and/or Open Educational Resources
How to access your resource list
If you have already submitted a resources list request, you will need to activate it in My Learning Space so that students can access the resources.
How to submit your resource list
You have multiple options for creating a course resources list:
- Email your syllabus or a Word document with full citations for each item to libreserves@wlu.ca
- Use the Course Resources platform in My Learning Space to create the list yourself
- You can create a new list from scratch, or
- You can copy a list from a previous semester and edit as needed.
- The Guide for Instructors explains how to create or copy lists.
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
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.
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 Course Resources Service policy and the Copyright quick guide