Reading Lists Online training guide

• Reading lists are accessed in Blackboard through an LTI tool link for Reading List
• Locate this link and click on it.
• Connection will be made to Leganto and you will be prompted to create a new list for that module.

If you are not linking to your reading list from a Blackboard module then you will need to create the list within Leganto

Login to Leganto

Once you are logged in to Leganto you can create a list easily by clicking on the + new list option on the right-hand side of the screen.  The reading list name should be the module title, followed by the module code e.g. History of cheese CHES12345.

You will be offered a choice of templates which will enable you to start dividing your reading list into sections week by week or by type of importance e.g. essential, recommended. You can then add the titles of items you want to recommend into each of the sections you have created. 

Once you have selected your template you should associate the list with the relevant course.  Note that even if you don't use Blackboard for your module there will be a course for it within Leganto. 

Select the Associate List button.  Start to type the name of the module/course and from the drop-down list select the correct one and click confirm.

You can now start to add content to your list.  

To ensure it is visible to students you will need to Publish the list.

The Publish button, located on the top right, allows the materials and list to become discoverable. You can check list status in the top left corner under the module title. Examples shows item still in Draft mode.

Lists for 20/40 credit modules

If your module has moved to 20/40 credits then there are several options for managing the lists for these modules.  

Replaced

If the module has been replaced by a completely different module code, but you will be using the same list as previously, you can copy your list to the new course.  Please make sure you change the title and the module code to reflect the replaced module name. 

New

If the module is completely new and you do not have a list to be used from a previous module, then you would have to create a new list from scratch. Please make the title and the module code reflect the new module.

Merged

If the module has merged with another module you will have to manually add the items from the list that is to be merged  - there is no way to automate this process. Note that where the module code is the same for the new 20/40 credit module it will have linked to the list associated with the old module.

Depending on the number of items to add you may find it easier to export the list from the other module into REFWORKS and then add the citations individually via the REFWORKS import tool available in your reading list.