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Kathryn A. Martin Library

Library Course Materials Guide

Learn how to create and organize a library-supported reading list, right from Canvas.

Usage reports for instructors

Navigate to your Library Course Materials page in Canvas. On the right-hand vertical sidebar, click on the graph icon to open Analytics.

This information gives data on how many students engage with the list through activity such as likes, views, and comments. To see the citation-level analytics for that list, select the corresponding section and item.

Analytics does not track individual student use. It collects anonymous grouped data specific to that course and is visible only to list owners and approved administrative staff.


A library course materials page opened in Canvas with the Analytics graph icon on the left highlighted in a red box.


An expanded and more detailed view of Library Course Materials Analytics. No numerical details are present.