Add Library Resources to Your Course

Research Bundles

A research bundle is an easy way for instructors to add library resources to an online course. Each bundle contains links to relevant databases, research guides, and library tutorials. The bundles provide links to information about plagiarism and guides for proper citations. Also, in every bundle is a Prezi (zooming presentation) introducing students to the library and its resources.

Rather than adding links and resources one by one to your course, a bundle allows faculty to import an entire content area of library resources into a course all at once.

Available Research Bundles

If you see your discipline below, select the link to download the bundle. If your discipline is not listed, choose the Basic Startup Bundle.

Basic Startup Bundle
The Basic Startup bundle provides access to general library resources, including searching and evaluating tutorials, an introduction to library resources, and generalized research information.
Discipline Specific Bundles
These bundles provide links to specific, discipline-related library databases and tutorials.
  • Business
  • Criminal Justice
  • Education
  • English
  • History
  • Nursing
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Public Speaking
  • University 101

Every semester, librarians will update the bundles to ensure the most up-to-date links and resources are available in the bundles (this includes new tutorials and databases). Therefore, you should upload a new bundle every semester.

Steps to Add a Research Bundle to your Blackboard Course
  1. Log-in to Blackboard and click on the "Content" tab.
  2. From the menu on the left, select "Library Content."
  3. Click on "Library Resources" to open the folder.
    a screen shot of the Blackboard screen showing library resources
  4. Click on the bundle you would like to add to your course. Save the .zip file to your desktop.
    a screen shot of the Blackboard screen showing the library bundles
    Note: Don’t unzip the contents of the file or delete any of the files from the package once it’s downloaded.
  5. In Blackboard, go into your course.
  6. Scroll down to the Control Panel.
    • Click on "Packages and Utilities."
    • Click on "Import Package/View Logs."
      a screen shot of the Bloackboard screen showing the packages and utilities link
  7. The "Import Package/View Logs" screen will appear.
    • Click on the blue "Import Package" button.
  8. On the next screen:
    • Click "Browse" in the "Select a Package" section and find the .zip file you downloaded in step four.
    • Check the "Content Areas" box.
    • Click Submit.
      screen shot of importing the package
  9. After a few minutes, you will receive an email when the bundle is available.
  10. A link labeled "Library Resources will appear in your course menu.
    Note: If the link doesn’t appear, try refreshing your course menu.
    screen shot of the new link
    Once the bundle is loaded in your course, feel free to add or remove links.

If you have difficulties adding a Research Bundle to your course, please contact Andrea Brooks at brooksa2@nku.edu.