If you have permissions that allow you to search any repository, you can organize learning objects (including harvested resources) into collections. Collections have the following characteristics:

• Only the user who creates the collection can add items to it.
• Collections aggregate their key words from the learning objects they contain.
• Collections always reference the newest version of the learning object they contain.

You can:

• Include content from any local repository or harvested resource (which you have permission to search) in a single collection.
• Make your collection public, or limit it to your personal use by hiding the collection in search results.
• Retrieve a collection into course content.

tip Gather reading list resources into a collection that an instructor can retrieve for course use.