Readings Online

When you create a new readings list in Reading Online, it will also need to be published. Click on the publish button  and then the list will become visible to students.

You can tell a list is published once a green published icon appears on the right  next to the study period name

Check for other active lists and check the assigned teaching period. Unpublish other lists and select the correct teaching period.

Go to Settings in Canvas and ensure that Readings Online is visible in the navigation menu.

Ensure that you allow browser cookies and disable any security extensions. You may need to add a security exception for the eReserve domain.

You need to use the Open Athens link generator to create a deep link that will take students directly to library subscribed resources.

Select the Locate option, then submit the reading. The Readings Online team will find and create the link for you.

• If you don’t use a permalink / stable URL, there’s a high chance that the link will break

• Your students will hit a paywall if links don’t contain the Open Athens redirector

• A permalink or stable URL is a web address that consistently points to a specific information source such as an eBook, an article, a record in the library book search, a video, or a database.
• Unlike temporary URLs that may change, permalinks are designed to remain functional for a long time, ensuring that the link will continue to work and lead to the intended content.

• Look for a hyperlinked DOI
• Look for an option in the database to copy a permalink (persistent link, stable link etc)

• It's the authentication system used by our library to provide access to subscribed resources

• It takes a permalink / stable URL and adds a prompt to log in via the single-sign-on

• Find the DOI link or other stable link and paste this into the generator.This works for most databases
• Some of our databases already have authentication in their URLs, eg Proquest eBook Central. These will come up blank if you use the Open Athens link generator.

• Enter as many details as you can into Readings Online and select the ‘locate’ option. The team will then create the link for you