Accessing Unit Readings
eReserve is the reading list management software which provides unit readings in VU Collaborate. This guide explains how to access readings.
Here are the steps to access readings through the 'peppered' resource link:
- Navigate to Learning Space
- Proceed through the unit content
- View an online reading OR download a reading
Here are the steps to access readings through the Readings module:
Here are the steps to access readings through the 'peppered' resource link
Step One: Navigate to Learning Space
1. From your VU Collaborate home page, navigate to a unit space located in My Spaces.
2. Select Learning Space from the Navbar.
Step 2: Proceed through the unit content
Work through the unit content until a reading is located [refer image below].
Step 3: View an online reading OR download a reading
1. Look for these symbols to the left of the screen and either link through to the reading to be accessed online, OR download the reading to your device.
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Select to link through to the online the reading. -
Select to download the reading.
The different options relate to copyright and database subscriptions managed by VU library.
Here are the steps to access readings through the Readings module
Step One: Navigate to Learning Space
1. From your VU Collaborate home page, navigate to a unit space located in My Spaces.
2. Select Learning Space from the Navbar.
Step Two: Select Readings
1. Click the Readings module.
2. To access your readings, click the eReserve link.
Step 3: View online reading OR download a reading
View ONLINE reading
1. After clicking the eReserve link in the Readings module, click view.
2. The reading will open and you can start reading
DOWNLOAD the reading
1. If the readings can be downloaded, there is a download button. Click it to download the reading.
2. Click view in the pop-out window.
3. The reading will download to your computer in PDF format and can be saved.