Cunningham Memorial Library: Faculty Information and Resources: Librarians in Canvas

Adding a librarian to your Canvas course is something like inviting him/her to drop in on your classroom from time to time. Librarians can:

• Introduce Themselves to students as their research consultant.
• Participate in your classroom as a guest speaker in person or online during your class.
• Embed research guides (or portions of research guides) specifically created for your course.
• Upload helpful research tips/tutorials.
• Add a workshop to your course calendar (e.g., a citation management workshop specifically designed for your students).
• Provide relevant and helpful tips on how to efficiently find, evaluate and synthesize information.
• Recommend resources and research tips at the point of need.
• Be able to collaborate with students on group assignments.
• Participate in a discussion board.
• Reach distance learners more effectively.

You can add a librarian to your course to assist in integrating library resources and connecting with students for research assignments. Follow the instructions below. For help, contact your Subject Librarian.or refer to the Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence  for assistance.

Add a librarian to Canvas through the People tab in the left hand navigation bar.

• From your course, select People
• Click on the blue "Add People" button
• Enter the email address of the person you would like to invite to the course in this format: "BCusername@bc.edu"
• Select "Guest Lecturer" from the "Role" drop-down menu.
• Canvas will validate that the person is in the system and ready to be added to your course. Select "Add Users"
• You will receive confirmation that the person has been enrolled to the course. You can then add additional people by selecting "Add more users" or finish by selecting "Done"

A librarian added to your course has limited access to edit items in your course, and they do not have access to grades or other sensitive information. Librarians will consult with the instructor before adding material or links.