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Adding items to a list

There are several ways to add resources to your list:

  • Library Search: Add resources directly from Library Search.
  • Internet sources: Include online resources from the internet.
  • Favourites: Add resources from your Favourites in Resource Lists.
  • DOI or ISBN: Use a DOI or ISBN to automatically populate item details.
  • Reference managers: Import resources from reference management tools.
  • Manual entry: Manually input resource details or autofill from a DOI, ISBN or upload a file.
  • Suggested items: When a librarian, collaborator or student suggests a new item for your list.

Add resources from Library Search

Steps:

  1. Starting from your subject in iLearn, open the Books & Tools menu and select Resource List.
  2. Once the list loads, click the Add button and select Search the library:
  3. Choose from the following options:
    • Bond Library Resources: find books, chapters, articles, videos and more that we have available in the Library or online. You can also choose to expand your search to include non full text items that we could either purchase or obtain from another library.
    • Newspapers: find news articles from sources that are available online.
    • Book marketplace: find books that we don't have in the Library or online and we'll consider it for purchase.
  4. Type in your keywords and click the search icon.

  5. Select an item from the list of results, drag and drop the citation into the correct section OR click on the record, choose which section to add it to and click Add:Screenshot of a resource from the Bond Library Resources results with a rectangle around the section placement option and the Add button.

  6. You can also send a search result to a resource list directly from Library Search:
    Screenshot of an item in Library Search with a rectangle around the Resource List option from the Send to menu.

  7. The item is added to your list:

  8. Click on the item to add tags and notes.

More options for adding items to lists

Use the Cite It! button to add things you find online to your list. To use the Cite It! button, first add it to your browser's bookmark bar. The button works with Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge.

Steps:

  1. Click on the settings icon in the top right of the window.
  2. Click Cite It.
  3. Drag the Cite it! button into your browser bookmarks bar:

Gif of how to install Cite it from the settings menu in Resource Lists

When you find something online you'd like to add to a list, for example, a book you see on Amazon, a government report or a YouTube video:

  1. Click the Cite It! button in your bookmarks bar.
  2. Fill in any missing details from the pop-up window.
  3. Select the list you'd like to add the item to.
  4. Click Add & close.

Items saved in your Favourites can be added directly from there or from within a list. See the steps below for adding favourites from within a list. 

Steps

  1. Click the Add button and select Add from favourites:
  2. Select the item and choose which sections to add it to.
  3. Click the Add button:
    Screenshot of a resource saved in Favourites with a rectangle around the section placement option and the Add button.
  4. The item is added to your list:

  5. Click on the item to add tags and notes.

You can add items to your Favourites the same way as described in the Library Search and Internet Sources steps but instead of selecting a list or section, choose Favourites.

If you have a resource with a DOI or ISBN, the item details can be automatically populated for you.

Steps

  1. Click the Add button and select Add using DOI or ISBN:
  2. Select either DOI or ISBN, enter the identifier and select Next.
  3. Check the title is correct, optionally upload a file and select Next:
  4. Review the auto-populated item information and select Next.
  5. Choose the section the resource should be added to, add any student notes, due date or tags and select Add.
  6. The item is added to your list:

If you use RefWorks, Mendeley, Endnote Online or Zotero you can connect your account to Resource Lists and then use the Import references option to add items to a list.

If you have only ever signed in to Refworks with OpenAthens, you will first need to set an alternate password.
Sign in to Refworks via OpenAthens > Click on your name at top right > Choose settings > Scroll down to Alternate password.

If you already have a Refworks password set, proceed to step 1.

 

Steps:

  1. Click on the settings icon  in the top right corner and select Reference managers:
    Screenshot of the settings menu with a rectangle around the Reference managers option.
  2. Click the Add citation managers link and select from RefWorks, Zotero or Mendeley.
  3. Follow the prompts to connect your account.

Once your account is successfully connected you can add items to your list.

Steps:

  1. Click the Add button, then Import references and choose your reference manager:
  2. Select an item, choose a section to add it to then click the Add button:
    Screenshot of a resource from the Import references from RefWorks option with a rectangle around the section placement option and the Add button.
  3. The item is added to your list:

  4. Click on the item to add tags and notes.

If none of the other options suit for adding an item to a list, you can manually create one.

Steps:

  1. Click the Add button and select Manual entry:
  2. Enter the Title and select an option from the Type field.
  3. Optionally upload a file by drag and drop or browse to the file on our computer.
    • Chose the relevant Copyright option (if unsure select the 'Please check the copyright status') option and fill in the copyright information when prompted:
      Screenshot of the Copyright information section of an item and available options.
  4. Click the Next button and fill in the details for the item.
  5. Click Next again to add any public notes or tags.
  6. Click the Add button.
  7. The item is added to your list:

  8. Click on the item to add tags and notes.

Add suggested items

When a new edition of a book on your list becomes available, your faculty librarian may suggest a replacement to your list.

Steps:

  1. Starting from your subject in iLearn, open the Books & Tools menu and select Resource List.
  2. You will see an alert at the top of the page:
    Screenshot of a resource list showing the new edition alert banner message.
  3. Click on Show editions from the banner.
  4. You will then see the replacement suggestion. Clicking on the item will expand the suggestion to provide more detail:
    1. The current edition on your list.
    2. A link to view the current edition on your list.
    3. Option to decline the suggestion.
    4. Option to add the suggestion to the list (at the end of the section where the current edition appears).
    5. Option to replace the current edition with the suggested edition (item metadata is updated but usage information, tags and notes are preserved).
      Screenshot of the replacement suggestion.
    6. Choosing Replace item, Add to list or Decline will complete the replacement suggestion as described above. 

 

Items saved in your Favourites can be suggested to lists that you are a collaborator on.

Steps:

  1. Starting from your subject in iLearn, open the Books & Tools menu and select Resource List.
  2. Click on the open in new tab icon:
    Screenshot of the open in a new tab icon
  3. Click on Favourites in the left sidebar:
    Screenshot of the Favourites option in the right sidebar of Resource Lists.
  4. From your Favourites, select the Suggest item option for an item:
    Screenshot of an item in Favourites with the item menu open and a rectangle arounf the Suggest item option.
  5. In the pop-up box, select the list you want to suggest the item for, optionally add a note and click the Suggest button:
    Screenshot of the Suggest item to list pop-up box with a list selected and description added.
  6. The suggestion is added to the list.
  7. To see the suggestion, open the list and click on the suggestion icon
  8. The item can be added to the list or the suggestion can be removed:
    Screenshot of a collabator view of a suggested resource for the list.


 

You can suggest an item from within a list that you are a collaborator on.

Steps:

  1. Starting from your subject in iLearn, open the Books & Tools menu and select Resource List.
  2. Click on the Add button and select Search the library:
  3. Enter your keywords in the search bar and click on the search button. Choose an item from the results and select Suggest item, optionally enter a note and click the Add button:
    Screenshot of library search results with an item selected and a rectangle around the Suggestion option.
  4. The suggestion is added to the list.
  5. To see the suggestion, open the list and click on the suggestion icon Screenshot of the Suggestion notification icon.
  6. The item can be added to the list or the suggestion can be removed:
    Screenshot of a collabator view of a suggested resource for the list.
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