Ares faculty and student users access the reserves department via the Web Interface. The Web Interface connection to Ares is http://Ares/ServerName/Ares. After being cleared by library staff, those users that have been given Instructor Privileges can log into Ares from the Web Interface to create courses and add reserve items to those courses. Users can also be given Full Proxy or Course Proxy status for an Instructor's courses. This allows them access to the Instructor's courses so that they may assist the Instructor with certain tasks within those courses.
The available Tools menu options depend upon the user type, that is, whether the user is an Instructor or student, and whether the user has been designated a a Full or Course Proxy for an Instructor. The tables below list the different user types and the Tools menus available to each type.
User Types and Available Tools Menus
| User Type | Description | Available Tools Menus |
|---|---|---|
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Instructor |
A user who has been assigned Instructor Privileges |
Instructor Tools, Instructor Course Tools |
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Full Proxy |
A user who has been assigned Full Proxy for an Instructor. Allows access to all of the Instructor's courses. |
Teaching Assistant Tools, Instructor CourseTools |
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Course Proxy |
A user who has been assigned Course Proxy for an Instructor on a course by course basis. |
Proxy Course Tools |
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Student |
A user who has been added to a Course as an enrolled student. |
Student Tools, Student Course Tools |
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Authorized User |
A user who has been added to a Course as an authorized user. |
Student Tools, Student Course Tools |
Features of the Tools Menus
Instructor and Proxy Tools Menus
Ares users designated as Instructors, full proxies or Course proxies have access to the following menus when in Instructor mode on their web account.
| Instructor Tools Menu | Instructor Course Tools Menu | Teaching Assistant Tools Menu | Proxy Course Tools Menu |
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Create a New Course |
Course Home |
Create a New Course |
Course Home |
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Previous Courses |
Edit Course |
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Authorized Users |
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Upcoming Courses |
Cross Listings |
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Add Reserve Items |
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Full Proxy Users |
Delete Course |
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Reserve Item Usage |
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Clone Course |
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Export Course Info |
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Course Proxy Users |
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Authorized Users |
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Add Reserve Items |
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Messageboard |
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Reserve Item Usage |
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Export Course Info |
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Users with full proxy status have access to the Teaching Assistant Tools menu from within both Instructor and Student mode.
Student and Authorized User Tools Menus
Ares users designated as students and authorized users have access to the following menus when in Student mode on their web account.
| Student Tools Menu | Student Course Tools Menu |
|---|---|
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My Hot List |
Course Home |
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Search Courses |
RSS Feed |
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Search Items |
Messageboard |
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Remove Course |