Leganto

Creating a new list

To create a new reading list:

• Click the Create List button in the top left of the screen and select Start from blank list
• Give your reading list a title, ideally this should be the name of the module plus the academic year, e.g. Introduction to Mathematics-24/25, and add a Description if desired (Note: if the module is delivered online please add (Online) to the end of the reading list name)
• Click Associate to Module to connect your reading list with a module. Details of modules have already been entered into Leganto; select the correct module by typing a module code or name into the search box when prompted. If you are unable to find your module details, please contact the library
• Click Next

Import module readings to create a new list

Note: This tool utilizes LLMs to process your content and create a list of resources. Your input is not stored by the large language model or used for any other purpose than to build the list. Your data is not used to directly or indirectly train LLMs.

• Click Create list and select Import module readings
• Upload a PDF or Word document which contains the reading materials e.g. module handbook
• Or, copy/paste references into the Paste references box
• Leganto will extract details of the readings and create a list, this will include any sections or notes from the original document
• Check and edit the list as required, reading level tags must be added manually

Note: Leganto may not be able to connect a reference to items in the Library's collection from the uploaded information. In this case Leganto will create a list item and Library staff will establish the collection link during the checking process. If the information is ambigious, Library staff will contact you.

Note: You must add reading level tags to your items. This can be done in bulk by using the Edit multiple items feature.

Templates and sections

• Select a template from the options provided and click Create List. Templates provide a section structure for your reading list, allowing you to divide the list into weekly readings, by topic or type of material. The Weeks and Sessions templates include 10 sections by default, and you can reduce or increase this number if required. If you prefer to create your own section structure, select Module Reading.
• You can add further sections as required e.g. if you want to create sections for each lecture, topic or type of material, by clicking the Add button at the top of the list. You can also drag and drop sections to change the order in which they appear in the list. To do this click Manage sections to collapse the sections. Then hover over the section name and click the six dots to the right of the section name and drag the sections into the desired order.
• You can show or hide a section from student view by entering Start and End dates. To do this, hover over the section name and click the three dots to the right which opens the section menu. Enter the desired dates and check the Section visible only during these dates box. If you want to enter dates for information purposes only, leave the box unchecked.
• If the module takes place at a campus other than South Kensington, you need to add a campus location to your section by hovering over the section name and clicking the three dots to the right which opens the section menu.  Select Edit section, click in the Add tag field and select the required campus(es). This ensures that books will be made available at the nearest campus library. If the module is delivered online, please select Online Learning.

Duplicating an existing list

An existing list can be duplicated to create a new list. This is useful if a list from a previous year is unchanged, or only requires minor amendments.

To duplicate an existing list:

• Click on the three dots (…) next to the list name to open the menu
• Select Duplicate List, edit the list details as required and associate the new list to a module
• Click on Advanced Settings to copy specific information and reading list collaborators to the duplicated list and click Create List

Publishing your list

A banner will now appear at the top of your new list reminding you to publish it. Publishing a list makes it visible to students and alerts Library Services that a new list has been created. You can choose to publish your list at any time and if you add additional items post publication, these will automatically be visible to students and sent to Library Services.