In Moodle, click the library course reserve module. This presents you with three options:
1. Create a new list - Format it with whatever options you choose.
2. Copy an existing list - Use a list from another or previous class and edit it for the current class.
3. Ask the library to create your reading list - Send a file (Word or Google document, etc) or upload your syllabus pdf with a reading list to the library and they will format a list for you. If you use this option, please allow library staff plenty of time (at least three weeks) to create a list.
If you are already in the library course reserve module, all your current reading lists are displayed and you can open one to edit, or you can create a new list by clicking the "Create list" option at the top.
Give your new list a title and an optional description, then click to "Create" it.
If you have separate reading lists for different classes, it is a good idea to include the course number and semester in the title of the list - e.g., "DEMO101 - Fall 2025 - Reading List" - so you can easily identify your lists later when you edit or reuse them. You can add a brief description of the list, or leave that blank.
The next step provides an option to create sections within your list. The "default" options has no pre-formatted sections, but once you create your reading list, you can create sections named and organized however you want. But two common ways to section a reading list are to list readings by week, or list readings as "required" or "recommended."
If you select the "default" option, you will get a blank list with one section labeled "Resources." You can click to "Add" items to your list of resources, or "Add" sections and then add items to each section. Mouse over a section title and select the "Section menu" to edit or delete a section.
By default, your reading list is "Published" and viewable by students. You can "Unpublish" the list, or edit it or see what it looks like in the student view, by clicking the three dots to the right for the edit menu.
