Video Transcripts : How do I add materials to my Leganto list?

This tutorial will help you add resources and materials to your Leganto reading lists. This tutorial is a part of a series on Leganto. Let's get started.

Before we begin, this tutorial is for Boston based and online faculty and instructors. If you're an instructor or faculty member based on the Oakland campus, please refer to the link for Leganto for Oakland instructors or contact libreserves-oak@northeastern.edu.

First log on to your Leganto page. Use the 'add' button at the top of your list to begin adding materials.

Under the 'New Item' dropdown menu, select the 'search the library' to connect to the library catalog.

The link will open a library search bar on the right-hand side. Use this to search for the resources you want to add to your reading lists. Once you have found the materials you would like to use, hover over them. You'll notice that a green icon with six dots appears to the left of the citation. Use that icon to drag and drop it directly into a section of your list. As an alternative to the drag and drop You can use the round green plus sign bubble on the right to manually select your section from a drop-down list.

In previous Leganto tutorials, we walked through how to create sections. In your reading list, select the module, week or other criteria where you'd like to use this resource. This is set when you first created the Leganto reading list. Click add to finish adding the resource to your list.

If you try to add a physical item, say a print book or DVD to your reading list from the library catalog, you will be prompted to indicate if you'd like that item to be placed on reserve at your local campus library, either Snell Library in Boston or the F.W. Olin Library in Oakland. You can also determine the length of loan period you'd like your course reserve to be available to students. If your students are not on the Boston or Oakland campuses, or you don't need the physical item on reserve, please select 'No Action Required' and click on 'okay.'

Item selected to go on physical reserve will display the appropriate loan period tag once added. This is visible to both your students and to the library staff processing your reading list. If you'd like to request items that are not currently at the library, please contact your library liaison at your campus or the Course Reserves Department.

To upload your own files or type in your own citation information. Click 'Add' and select 'Upload files' or 'manual entry' from the new item menu.

Follow the instructions on the screen to add or edit citation information. Clicking the next button as you go. When you're done entering citation information, choose which list sections you'd like to add the resource to and add any additional information, such as a public note for your students or tags that provide more information about the material. This includes whether you'd like to request that the library acquire a copy. Click the add button at the top right to complete the citation.