Using Leganto in Canvas

Benefits:

• Instructors search HamCAT from within Leganto and link directly to resources; no need to deal with off-campus access or link maintenance
• Course materials can be saved and reused in other courses or future semesters
• Course materials lists are added to the LMS course navigation so that students have easy access
• Simply tag items in your reading list as reserve items.
• Maintain copyright compliance. Saving PDFs to your Google Drive and then pasting links into Canvas may open Hamline University to copyright infringement litigation. By using Reading Lists, you can enlist the help of librarians to help your course material meet copyright standards.

Click the maroon link below to open up the next set of the instructions.

Sign in to Leganto Directly

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Access Leganto from Canvas  

From Courses on the global resources, choose a course and then click on Reading Lists to open Leganto.

If you aren’t seeing Reading Lists on your course menu, go to Settings > Navigation tab and drag Reading Lists up into your active course navigation section.  Video on how to do this (45 sec.)

We recommend you use a non-mobile device ( i.e. use a desktop or laptop computer) to create your first Reading List so you can more easily see where the buttons and widgets are on the screen. Click the maroon link below to open up the next set of the instructions.

Create a Reading List

• Click on New List button.
• In the Title Field enter the course name and number. Description is optional. Click Create.
• Select preferred template.
• You will be asked to associate your list with a course. We will do this later. Skip it for now by selecting Not Now.
• Click on New Section button to add some categories to organize your list.
• Add a section Title, such as Week or Module One.
• Repeat as necessary for new sections.

 

 

• Add resources to sections by clicking the Add Items+ button on the right (if your screen is narrower you will only see a blue + button).

 

 

• This will open a right sidebar (bottom of screen on mobile) where you can use Library Search to find and cite resources we have at Bush Memorial.
• For most cases, leaving the default (Hamline Only search scope) will be appropriate for searching HamCAT directly through the Leganto interface. Enter a search term in the text box and hit Enter or click the magnifier search button You can also search by Title, Author, ISBN, and ISSN by selecting Advanced Search.

 

• Your results will appear in the dialog box below your search query.
• To add a resource from the search results to your reading list, just select the resource and click Add button. Or, simply drag it into the desired section in your list.

 

• You can edit the section information by clicking the 3 dots (•••) to the right of the section name and selecting Edit Section. This will allow you to change the title, dates, and description.
• Click save when you have made all of your changes.
• After you have more than one section you can reorder them by clicking on the section name and drag it to the preferred location.
• If you want to add additional citation information to the item or delete it, click the ••• beside the item title and select appropriate action.

 

Tags are useful

• Use Add tags to item to designate materials for library course reserves, checkout restrictions, or to create library copyright/ digitization requests. Save time by using Leganto tags rather than submitting a separate email requesting a library item be put on reserve or to notify users where to locate specific items.

  Tags with a mortar board icon will be visible to the students.
  Tags with a little Parthenon icon are visible only to you, the instructor, and librarians. Students can't see these tags.

• Leganto automatically saves tags that have been added/edited.

 

Inform students

Clicking on an individual resource (list item) will open a window with additional editing options.
E.g. You can add Public Note for your students to see . Clicking on the … and then "Edit item" enables more settings, including:

• include a thumbnail image of the item
• add a Due Date to the resource
• set dates during which the citation and item will be visible to students
• and more

   NOTE: Scroll down to Save any changes you have made to "Edit Item" settings.

 

Inform librarians

After you have clicked on a specific List or a Reading List item, you can use Library Discussion link located on right side panel to ask the librarian questions or to add clarifying comments about items in your list.

Submit List to Library

When you're finished with a list, submit it to the library so the librarian can review it. This reading list service includes the library liaison confirming that all citations and links are working properly, taking actions to acquire needed content, digitizing items upon request, and determining when copyright compliance fees are necessary.

Reading lists are processed by the library in the order they are submitted. Please provide your liaison enough time to process your list(s).

 

Publish

When the librarian has finished reviewing a reading list and notified you that it is ready, Publish it by clicking the "Publish List" button. This Is necessary for the reading list to be visible by students in Canvas. You should see a green checkmark box show up saying that it was successfully published:

   

Associate List with a Course

Librarians should help you with this step, behind the scenes. If for some reason librarians don't get your course association correct, students won't be able to see your list. If you suspect this, please contact your liaison librarian.

Important: By default, your list is not shared with students. You need to publish it to make it visible to your students.