Moodle - Management of Reading lists - Leganto

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Accessing Library materials through your courses in Moodle

Using a component in Moodle called "Leganto" you can connect your course directly to library materials, in accordance with copyright law. Leganto links the course in Moodle to the Library materials relevant to the course enabling student easy access to the course Reading requirements.

A reading list can include different kinds of materials such as physical books, Online ones, Articles, scanned chapters, web sites and more.

To link the course materials to the library catalogs the course instructors must notify the relevant library the details of the course and the needed reading materials.

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Adding a reading list to the course in Moodle

In most cases the component "Reading list" leganto is already active in your course. 

  • If it's not than click “Turn editing on”
  • Click “Add an activity or resource”
  • In the list that opens choose the component called Leganto. leganto
  • Choose a name for your reading list (most just give the name Reading list)
  • Then click “Save and return to course”  

The component will appear in your Moodle course. You can click on it to add items to it.

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Adding Items from the library catalog to your reading list

Adding Items from the library catalog to your reading list

  • After you opened the reading list for the first time you must create a "new section".
  • To add an item from the library catalog to the reading list click "Add Items"
  • Click "Library search".
  • You can search the "local catalog" for books, or "search all" for books articles and any other database the library has access to.
  • Choose the item you want and click "add" or just drag it to the reading list.

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Adding items from the Internet to the reading list

Adding items from the Internet to the reading list 

Cite it cite it

  • Adding items from the internet to the reading list is very simple using "Cite it". It's an add-on to your browser (firefox or chrome are preferable).
  • In the Reading list, click the user menu. Then click "Cite it"
  • A new window will open. In it click Cite it, and drag it to your bookmark toolbar of your browser.
  • Locate an item that you would like to add to the reading list. Click Cite it on your toolbar.
  • In the window that opened you can see the details of the item you chose. (if the details didn't show up automatically add them manually).
  • At the bottom of the window, you will see a rubric intitled "select or choose a reading room". choose the reading list you want and click "Add and close".

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Adding a file from your computer to the reading list

Adding a file from your computer to the reading list

  • In the reading list click "add items".
  • Choose "blank form".
  • Feel in the details of the file you're adding.
  • Click "click here to drag or upload a file". Select a file, or drag it.
  • Choose the appropriate copyright status of the uploaded file
  • Click “Add”/”add & close”

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Managing and publishing the reading list

Managing and publishing the reading list

  • Your reading list can be divided into sections according to your class plan.
  • You can add a section by clicking "new section". Give your new section a name, and other details if necessary.
  • To rearrange items in the folder, drag them using the blue margin lines.
  • You can also move folders around in that fashion if the folders are closed (you can use the > button to close the folder)
  • The reading list needs to be published in order for the students to see it,
  • In the title line click "..." and then Publish.

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Adding a single item to a topic in Moodle

Adding a single item to a topic in Moodle

  • You can add an item from your reading list to a specific topic in moodle.
  • The items has to be in the reading list. Aftet that you can use parts of the reading list in other sections in moodle.
  • In a topic, click "Add an activity or resource"
  • Choose "Leganto".
  • Click on "select content"
  • Choose the content from the list.
  • Click "Save and return to course"
  • The item will appear in your Moodle accordingly

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