FAQs on accessing assigned readings

Posted by Lance Gravlee on January 12, 2008 
Filed Under Announcements

A few of you have written to me with questions about assigned readings. I’m posting my answers here, because many others are likely to have similar questions.

One of your classmates wrote with this question:

In the schedule on the webpage you have the required readings by week, so I am wondering if each weekend before the week we should read the designated readings or if maybe there are specific readings for each of the class dates.

Readings are scheduled by week, not by day, so that we can retain the flexibility to accommodate in-class discussions or to spend extra time on certain topics, when necessary. If you can read ahead each weekend, that’s a good strategy, because you’re likely to get more out of that week’s lectures, films, and discussions.

Another student had trouble accessing the required readings online:

I went on the class website to try and download the course readings so I can print them out, but it comes up with an error. Is there any other way I can find them to read this weekend?

I suspect the problem has to do with accessing the electronic reserves at the library. Some of the required readings, including both articles for next week, are available only on the e-reserves system, ARES. If you have never used ARES before, you’ll have to sign up first, using your UFID. Then, once you log on to the system, you can search for the class, add it to your personal page, and click on readings to access them as PDFs.

Note that ARES is only available to computers on the campus network. If you are off-campus, you will need to use the EZproxy remote logon (or setup a VPN connection), just as you would to access journal articles or certain library databases from off-campus. The library has posted step-by-step instructions for accessing ARES, in case you run into any problems.

Also, remember that you have the option of purchasing a printed course pack with the required readings from Orange and Blue Textbooks.

If you have other questions or problems accessing the readings, post them in the comments.

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