LibGuides: Faculty Resources: Quick Start Guide

Build a Reading List in 5 Steps!

1. Create your Reading List in Blackboard

Add Tool Link with the + menu and select Reading List.

A Help Wizard will appear. Click +NEW LIST. Blackboard will name the list according to the course and section.

You can also create a list directly in Leganto at this link: https://i-share-dac.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/login?institute=01CARLI_DAC&auth=SAML

If you create your list in Leganto directly, you will need to associate your list with your course. Click on the three dots that open the Reading List Options menu. Click Manage Course Association, search for your course and complete the form and Associate your course.

2. Structure Your List

Select a template. You can add or delete sections from any template.

Add sections to a template by clicking the +Section button. Delete a section by using the Section Menu (click the 3 dots).

Move sections around by moving your mouse to the far right of the Section heading until a blue bar appears. Use the blue bar to drag sections to where you want them.

3. Add Items to Your Reading List

Click ADD ITEM + to add materials to the list in 4 possible ways.

Choose Library Search to add material from the library’s collection.
Choose Upload a File to use files you've created.
Choose Blank Form to use an empty citation form -- you can add what information you know about a source you're looking for and the library will identify and add the item for you.
Choose Collection to add items from the internet that you've gathered with the Cite It! tool.

Copy the Cite It! Tool from your user menu.
Use Cite It! to capture internet links and their citation information and save them. Choose Collection to save them for later use or add them directly to your Reading List. Use links from Amazon to initiate Purchase requests.

4. Tag Items and Add Notes

Use tags to guide students and help them plan their time. Select from Essential, Further Reading, Optional Choice or Extra Credit.

Essential -- students must read this. Essential tags will also trigger a purchase request to the library for material the library doesn't own in an electronic form. Essential textbooks are an exception because textbook publishers do not sell e-editions to libraries.
Further Reading -- students are encouraged to read these to improve understanding
Optional Choice -- use these for times when students must choose between various reading selections, such read one of the optional reading choices
Extra Credit -- use for extra credit reading opportunities
Digitize -- a special tag to trigger a request that the library digitize a portion of print resources

Use the note fields of an item to provide additional information to students, such as specifying a range of pages. You can also include private notes accessible only to you.

5. Publish Your List

Publish your list to make it available to students and the Library. The Library will review it for copyright, process digitization requests, and purchase essential eBooks.

You don’t need to worry about telling the Library when you make updates. We run reports every night to pick up new items that you have added to a list to begin processing them.