Starting in Winter 2023, the OCAD University Library will offer a new Course Reserve service called Leganto, available through Canvas. Leganto will deliver course materials more efficiently to students, will provide a better interface for instructors to request readings, and will allow for easier integration of readings through our recently released library search engine, Omni. Like our previous course reserve service, instructors can request readings to be digitized, linked or placed on physical reserve within the library. Leganto allows students to locate and access all required course readings on Canvas and ensures that all readings comply with copyright law and the University's digital content & reproduction licenses. We appreciate your patience as we are in the testing phase of Leganto.
New Features of Leganto
This new course reserves tool allows instructors to quickly and easily create engaging reading lists while providing students with access to content through a more streamlined experience directly from their Canvas course. With Leganto Course Reserves, instructors have more control over their reading lists, in addition to the following:
- Submit syllabi instantaneously into the tool
- Use the "Cite It" tool. No more typing citations into online forms!
- View integrated analytics to evaluate student usage of resources
- Provides opportunities for students to engage in discussions through annotations and read and respond assignments
- Allows the library help instructors make readings available more easily
Students now have the ability to:
- Participate in more meaningful discussion with instructors and other students by attaching comments and questions directly into the readings
- Add private annotations which are not visible to others
- Submit assignments and view grades
Faculty should keep an eye out for system emails when library staff update or comment on a reading list. Library staff will continue to work with instructors for their course reserves. A Research Guide with more information and detailed instructions will be posted on November 29th.
We would like to invite faculty to join us in piloting this new tool for the Winter 2023 term. Feel free to learn more about Leganto Course Reserves through this short video provided by our vendor.
Leganto will launch for faculty on December 1st and will be viewable for students on Canvas on December 15th. The library will host virtual training sessions on December 6th, 7th, 13th and 14th from 2-3PM on Microsoft Teams. Registering for virtual training sessions: https://forms.office.com/r/y0EfqUaEdj. Please contact your library liaison or the E-Reserves Team, reserves@ocadu.ca, for an individual demo if you are unable to attend these workshops.