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title: Define user access to course catalog
description: After creating a course catalog, define user access criteria at the course catalog level.
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product: Learning Core
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Create a course catalog, Managing course and catalog content, Learning Core, HR Service Delivery, Employee Service Management]
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# Define user access to course catalog

After creating a course catalog, define user access criteria at the course catalog level.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_lc.learning\_admin, sn\_lc.learning\_course\_catalog\_admin

Create a course catalog. For more information, see [Create a course catalog](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/learning-core/create-course-catalog.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Learning** > **Administration** > **Course Catalog**.

2.  Open the course catalog that you want to define user access for.

3.  On the Can Read tab, click **Edit**.

4.  Add users who should have access to the course catalog.

5.  On the Cannot Read tab, click **Edit**.

6.  Add users who should not have access to the course catalog.

    **Note:** If a user is present in both Can Read and Cannot Read related lists, the Cannot Read takes precedence and the user is restricted from read access to that course catalog.

7.  On the Can Contribute tab, click **Edit**.

8.  Add users who can contribute to the course catalog.

9.  On the Cannot Contribute tab, click **Edit**.

10. Add users who cannot contribute to the course catalog.


**Parent Topic:**[Create a course catalog](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/learning-core/create-course-catalog.md)