Leganto is LJMU’s new reading list management system. It provides an efficient and easy way to compile and publish reading lists. Part of the Library Services Platform and fully integrated with Canvas it provides students and staff with easy access to all course materials through a single interface.
Academic staff who have been testing the new system commented:
‘This system is so much more intuitive than the old one and worked really smoothly – I like it a lot’
‘The display felt familiar … very intuitive.’
With Leganto, you can assemble materials of all types; physical & e-books, online or digitised book chapters, scholarly articles, videos, electronic resources and any other type of material, to create a flexible and interactive reading list.
The new reading list system is now live and the link to lists are embedded into the menu for each module in Canvas.
Please note that if you have embedded any links from the previous system (KeyLinks) in other areas of the Canvas module or elsewhere you will need to update them as they will no longer work.
Benefits for staff –
Easy to use and allows you to include resources of different formats; from journal articles to physical books, eBooks, chapters and even multimedia
Leganto is part of the Library Services Platform which makes searching easier and more effective
Provides real time availability of resources
When you add a title to a reading list that we do not already have in stock, we will purchase it according to the Library Content and Delivery Strategy.
Benefits for students –
Provides easy access to all course reading and materials in one place
Includes direct links providing easy access to online resources straight from the list
Provides real time availability for print copies and where to find them in the Library
We are here to help!
Library Services will be running a series of workshops throughout the summer – sign up on LibCal
We are happy to provide one to one or team training, in addition to the scheduled workshops. If you have any queries please contact your Academic Liaison Librarian.
User Guide, online tutorials and FAQs are all available at Reading List Service
