Leganto is CityU’s central repository of course resources which promotes collaboration between program directors, instructors, and librarians to create and publish course Reading Lists.
With Leganto, faculty can:
Quickly add resources from the web, drag and drop library resources, or upload files to a centralized Reading List
Add or edit resources to the section Reading List at any point in the quarter
Easily reuse content in subsequent terms by saving citations in the Favorites area. (section reading lists and items on those lists do not carry over to future reading lists. To save items for future use, add them to your Favorites and tag them with the course number).
Instructors will gain access to their section Reading Lists when their Brightspace course shells are available (21 days before the start of the quarter). Reading List appears as a tab at the top of the page. Once students have access to the course shell, they will also access their Reading List this way.
* You will not be able to access your section reading list unless you open it from Brightspace first. Once it has been opened through Brightspace, the section reading list will appear on your Leganto homepage.
If you need to review your reading list prior to accessing your Brightspace course, you can see the reading list by using the library homepage. Select the "Reading Lists" button on the library homepage and use search bar to search for your course acronym and number (ex.: BC301 or BC 301). You will not be able to edit the list but you can review the required materials that students have been asked to purchase or access. You can also access ebooks using the links provided.
Your courses should appear using the "My Lists" drop down but if you do not see a list that you would like to review, use the drop down menu to select "All Lists."
Leganto is automatically added to Brightspace for all classes. We recommend that all required and recommended readings are listed on the Leganto reading list. Any links to resources in the course shell are not monitored or maintained by the library. By instituting Leganto Reading Lists across all courses, we improve the student experience by standardizing the method in which students access materials. Keeping links out of the course shell also results in less instances of broken or outdated links.
Program managers and directors are responsible for ensuring that courses have accurate and detailed reading lists for core resources. Materials that are required and that are linked in shells should be on the reading lists. Faculty may add supplemental resources to section lists for courses they are teaching but should not change required materials that students need to purchase or may choose to purchase.
The following tools are available to add items to your reading lists:
1. Select the "Add" button to see your options.
2. Select whether you want to add an item from the library, your favorites, or making a manual entry.
3. If you select "Search in Library," enter a title, author, or keyword in the search bar to see your options.
4. Select and item and choose which list and section the item should be added to.
"Cite It" is a tool that is added to your browser that enables you to add items that are not in the library collection. This can be used for items that are in full text on the web but also for items that students will need to purchase. It uses information in the background of a website to populate the fields that are needed in Leganto. It can also add book covers to your Leganto entries.* This tool can save you time when you would alternately need to make manual entries in Leganto.
* Please note that this tool uses information that is not connected to CityU or the library. The information available on websites varies and not all information may be available.
1. Open the settings in Leganto
2. Select "Cite It" and follow the instructions to add the tool to your toolbar in your browser.
3. For known web items, open the webpage. For books/ebooks, open a site like Amazon or VitalSource and find the citation for your book. Select Cite it in your browser toolbar. The information you need should be populated if it is available. Make sure that you select the correct reading list and section before you add your item.
When searching for items in the CityU catalog, you can add items that you like directly to your reading lists by using this tool.
1. Search the CityU library catalog and select an item. Please note that if the item is "Open Access" and not exclusive to the CityU collection, this option is not available. Use the Add Item within a reading list to add.
2. Use the "Reading List" button to export the information to a reading list.
3. Select the list and section that you want to add the item to.
You can maximize the benefits of the reading lists by following these best practices. These tips will benefit you but they will also maintain consistency for students throughout programs and courses at CityU.
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