LibGuides: Course Readings: 4. Manage readings or reading list

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Manage readings or reading list

There are 8 ways to manage your readings or reading list.

Note: At minimum, we recommend that you refer to and follow up (if applicable) with reading list status, reading status and hide/unhide readings from students as they affect the visibility of the readings to students.

Reading list status

Each reading list has a status which can impact the availability of readings within it.

Notes:

Only active published reading lists are visible to students.
A reading list will be active within its start date and end date. The reading list's start date and end date cannot be changed after the reading list has been created.
Within each active reading list, only active readings without a declaration required status and which are not hidden will be visible to students.

Reading list status	Explanation	Action required from faculty (if any)
Active	Reading list itself is visible to students once it has been published. However, visibility and accessibility of the readings within it depend on each reading status and if the readings are hidden/unhidden.	None
Future	Reading list and its readings are not yet visible to students (e.g. the start date of the reading list has not commenced yet).	None
Past	Reading list and its readings are no longer available to students (e.g. duration set for reading list has passed).	None. [Note: If you wish to reuse the reading list in another Course, please refer to Reuse an existing reading list from previous semester.]

Reading status

Each reading has a status which may impact the availability of the reading.

Notes:

Only active readings without a declaration required status and which are not hidden on an active published reading list will be visible to students.
For a reading list to be active, the period in which you are accessing it has to be within its start date and end date. These dates cannot be changed after the reading list has been created.

Reading status	Explanation	Action required from faculty (if any)
Active	Visible to students once: your reading list is active and published; the reading itself is not hidden; the reading itself is not awaiting copyright declaration (i.e. Declaration required does not appear next to the reading).	None
Declaration required	Copyright declaration for this reading has not been done.	Please ensure that the reading is copyright compliant and then select it for copyright declaration. Example of Copyright declaration process Zoom in of what is to be selected
Expired	No longer available to students (e.g. duration set for reading list has expired).	None. [Note: If you wish to reuse the reading list in another Course, please refer to Reuse an existing reading list from previous semester.]
Need review	Needs your review. This may be due to circumstances such as missing data in the mandatory fields or readings that have multiple matches.	Select to review and amend the reading request you filled in previously (e.g. add in missing data in the mandatory fields).
Pending	Approved but not yet visible to students (e.g. the start date of the reading list has not commenced yet).	None
Processing	Being processed by library staff. After processing, you may receive an email if further action is required.	None
Rejected	This request has been rejected.	Please mouse over the rejected status to find out why the reading request was rejected. An email is also sent to you with the reason for the rejection. If you have any queries, please send an email to clbfrm05@nus.edu.sg
Removed	Request was rejected while active.	An email is sent to you with the reason for the removal. If you have any queries, please send an email to clbfrm05@nus.edu.sg
Submitted	Submitted to library staff for processing. If action needs to be taken, you will receive an email.	None.

Hide/Unhide readings from students

Hiding an active reading means the reading will not be visible to students.
Unhiding an active reading means that the reading will be visible to students once the reading list has been published.

Readings with other statuses are not visible to students.

To hide/unhide a reading from students, select /.

Change reading importance

If you do need to change the reading importance of a reading on a reading list, please note that this can only be done for some readings (e.g. readings that have an Active, Pending or Needs Review status).

1. On the right of the reading within the reading list, select .

2. Choose the appropriate Reading Importance : Required are Compulsory Readings while Recommended are Supplementary/Additional Readings.

3. Click on Submit or Update.
Submit usually appears for readings with an Active or Pending status while Update usually appears for reading with a Needs Review status.

Organize readings using groups

By default, all readings within each Course Reading list are first placed in a group known as Ungrouped readings.
You can create multiple groups and then move the readings into the group of your choice thereafter.

Create New Groups

Click on Lists and choose an existing list.

Click on New Group.

Enter your preferred group name and click on Create.
E.g. Each group can represent an academic week (e.g. Week 1) and be filled with the readings for that corresponding week.

You can repeat steps 1-3 if you have more than 1 group to create.

Move readings into groups

The readings can be moved into their intended groups either a single reading or multiple readings at a time.

Move single reading – Drag and drop

Select and hold to drag and drop the reading into its intended group.

Move single reading – Use Move to

Select the reading.
Click on Move to and select 1 group of your choice.

Move multiple readings from within the same group – Select then drag and drop.

Select the readings from within the same group to be moved.
Select and hold to drag and drop the readings into the 1 group of your choice.

Move multiple readings from same or different groups – Use Move to

Select the readings.
Click on Move to and select 1 group of your choice.

Update Course Settings

The options you select in Course Settings will be applicable to all readings and reading lists within the same Course.

Near the top of Course Readings, select Course Settings.

Choose the appropriate School and preferred Citation Style for your course. Click Update.

View reading statistics

Individual reading

Reading statistics show the total number of accesses for each reading per student.

These counts are reset each time a reading is re-used.

Overall student usage of readings

The total active students and their accesses are captured across the readings.

Export reading list

Select 1 or more readings within the reading list.
This can be done even if you have readings from different groups within the same reading list.
Click on Export and select the option you prefer.

Delete readings

Course Readings allows you to either delete 1 reading or the entire reading list and its readings.
Please be careful in deleting readings or lists as they cannot be restored in most cases.

Delete single reading

Within the reading list, find the reading .
Click on that is usually found on the right side of the reading.

Delete entire list and its readings

Scroll to the top of the reading list.
Click on Delete list.