Set Shared Libraries preferences

Updated 19 Feb 2024

Use the Preferences > Shared Libraries page to view the available shared libraries. Shared libraries are created by Pearson and are associated with the course.

Shared library courses appear as Supplemental Courses in the Change Source menu, which, when enabled, appears on the Course Materials > Add from Library page. To view the Change Source menu, enable the Allow Instructors to copy content into this course from another course in which they are enrolled option on the Preferences > Copy Content page.

  1. Click Course Materials > Add From Library or Course Materials > Manage Course Materials.
  2. Click the preferences icon in the top-right corner of the window.
  3. Click Shared Libraries in the Instructor column.

Shared Libraries

Use this section to view the available shared libraries. You can display all the existing courses by clicking the Display all courses link.

After you look at the list of courses, click New Search to return to the original display.

  1. Under Find courses, click an option:
    • All courses
    • CS ID
  2. Choose a search criterion from the list:
    • Equals: The name is an exact match to the keyword.
    • Contains: The name contains the keyword.
    • Begins with: The name begins with the keyword.
    • Ends with: The name ends with the keyword.
  3. Type keywords in the text box.
  4. Click Search. The Shared Libraries section displays courses that match your search criteria. You can start a new search by clicking New Search.

Current Course

Use this section to view associated shared libraries.

The libraries appear with the following details:

  • CS ID: Displays the unique identifier for the shared library course.
  • Name/Course ID: Displays the name and course ID details of the shared library course.

If you select Remove to delete a shared library from the list, you can no longer access material in that shared library from the Change Source menu.

Map shared library courses

  1. Select a course from the Shared Libraries section.
  2. Click Add. The selected courses are added to the current course.
  1. Select a course from the Current Course section.
  2. Click Remove.

You can also unmap a shared library course by clicking Remove on the options menu of the corresponding course name from the Current Course section.

Save preferences

To save your choices, click Save Preferences. When you finish setting preferences, click Save and Close.

If you go to another page before you save your changes, your changes are discarded and the previous settings are maintained.

Additional actions

On any Preference page, you can:

  • Save your changes by clicking Save Preferences. If you go to another page before you save your changes, your changes are ignored and the previous settings are maintained.
  • Generate a report of the settings you selected by clicking the download icon .