| Access | You can access LOCR through Canvas, if your instructor has set this up. Or you can log in to LOCR outside of Canvas. | |
|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth | Low demand on internet connections. | |
| Privacy | Verified by UBC’s Privacy Impact Assessment process. |
What will I use it for?
Your instructor may have you use LOCR to access library materials specific to the course:
- Read articles and books
- View web and media resources
- Access PDFs of book chapters
This tool guide was last reviewed in June 2023.
What do I need to use LOCR?
A supported web browser
LOCR runs in your web browser and supports using the latest versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari.
A UBC course that uses course reserves
You will only see a list of materials in LOCR for a course if your instructor has requested these materials as course reserves through UBC Library and a librarian has approved them.
Tips
- If you recently registered in a course that uses LOCR, it may take up to 48 hours for LOCR to give you access. If you still have trouble accessing your course reserves after a couple of days, please contact your instructor for help.
Access your course reserves in LOCR
There are two ways you can access course reserves in LOCR: from inside a Canvas course (if your instructor has enabled this) or from the standalone LOCR site.
- Log in to Canvas.
- Navigate to your course from your Dashboard.
- Click Library Online Course Reserves in the Course Navigation, if you see it.
- The LOCR site will open in a new tab, and you will see a list of course materials to select from.
- Please note that your course reserves might not yet appear in LOCR, if they are still awaiting approval by UBC Library. You can speak with your instructor to confirm which resources you should currently have access to in LOCR.
Tips
- Not all instructors will add LOCR to the Course Navigation in Canvas. If you can't find LOCR in the Course Navigation, check if your instructor has instead put links to LOCR in the course modules. Or log in directly to the standalone LOCR site.
- Log in to the standalone LOCR site using your UBC CWL (Campus-Wide Login).
- Select the course in the "Course" column.
- You will see a list of course materials to view.
- Please note that your course reserves might not yet appear in LOCR, if they are still awaiting approval by UBC Library. You can speak with your instructor to confirm which resources you should currently have access to in LOCR.
Tips
- You can filter the list of your courses in LOCR, if you have a lot of them. Select "Show current and future courses only" and/or "Show courses with readings only". You can also turn off these filters, to see course reserves from past courses again.
Interact with your course reserves in LOCR
In LOCR, you can click any course to see its course reserves list. You can filter this list using the search box to search by title, author, or tag. Tags are how instructors may help describe and organize the material. For example, an instructor might add a "Week 1" tag to all material that should be read in the first week of the course.
Each item in the course reserves list will show whether you've clicked previously to access it or not. Clicking any item title will allow you to view the electronic item directly or see where a physical item is available on campus.
Each electronic item has a set start and end date that indicates when it is available to you in LOCR. These availability dates mean that you may not be able to access all the course reserve materials after the course ends. Make sure to download any material you want to have access to before the end of the course.
Where can I get more support with LOCR?
Technical support
If you have trouble with LOCR:
- Contact your instructor or teaching assistant as your first point of contact. Sometimes there may be a broken link or expired subscription that they need to fix.
- If you are having trouble accessing LOCR from Canvas, consider logging in to the standalone LOCR site to access your course reserves.
- If you encounter errors when accessing an electronic item, contact Koerner Library at koerner.reserve@ubc.ca.
- Contact us at the LT Hub for further assistance:
604 827 4775 or LT.hub@ubc.ca or visit the LT Hub online.
Online learning support
- Visit UBC’s Keep Learning site and the Chapman Learning Common’s student toolkits.
Learn more
- Explore UBC Library’s “Student Resources” tab for LOCR on the Library’s course reserves page.