Answered By: Douvonte Farmer (ILL & Reserves)
Last Updated: Jul 24, 2025     Views: 726

Yes, you may transfer previous reserves items to your new course! You can transfer items from any course with the Course Reserves module that you have taught or designed within the past two years to any course for which you are currently an instructor or designer. You can also transfer items from one current course to another (e.g., if you're teaching two different classes that are using the same materials). 

 

To transfer ("import") items:

1. Open the Course Reserves module in the new course (where you want to add the items).   

2. Click Add Reserve Items in the Course Reserves navigation menu.  

3. Under Select an Option, navigate to section III. Import existing items from currently and previously-taught courses:

Red header is for Current and Previous Courses. Import items is circled in red.

3. You should now see a list of materials associated with the prior course. Choose which items you'd like to import into the new course.

Menu for Choose reserves Items you wish to import with a box at the bottom saying Import Items circled in black.

4. Click on Import Items.

 

**Teaching Assistants: Unfortunately, this table will not display iterations of a course before you became a TA. Instructors will need to transfer the items themselves, or ask Reserves staff to transfer the items for them. 

 

For further questions or concerns, please contact lib-askreserves@umd.edu. 

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