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Reading Lists (Leganto) - Course Reserves

Contains step by step instructions on how to create a reading list using Leganto.

2b: Search for reading list items

These directions will show you how to search for items to the Library Reading List that are currently held by the Libraries.

Add items

When you want to search for items, you will click + Add. If you don’t see the + Add button, you will need to create a New Section to add items.

After clicking + Add, you can choose one of four options:

  1. Search the library - searches Libraries-owned resources for citations
  2. Add from favorites - add items you have saved in your favorites list
  3. Upload files - add files to the reading list
  4. Add using DOI or ISBN - add materials by searching the DOI or ISBN numbers
  5. Import references - from a file - you can import references from a file from RefWorks, Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote reference managers
  6. Manual entry- opens a blank form so you can create a new citation for materials not owned by the Libraries (e.g., links to YouTube videos)

Search the Library

When you click Search the library, a search box will open. This is where you can search for items available through the Libraries catalog. You can choose different search options from the drop-down bar: Everything, Books & Media, etc. 

Search box to search the library

Advanced Search

You can also use the Advanced Search feature.

 Advanced search option

Results

Once you search for an item, you will get a list of results and you can filter by type:

filter options for search results

When you scroll down on that screen, you will see the list of results. Each result will have important information on it, for example:

Print book

Print book results

Electronic Book

ebook search result

Book available in both print and electronic

ebook and print book result

Electronic journal article

All journal articles that appear in the search are only available electronically. The results will indicate if the article is open access. If you have a journal article or book chapter you need scanned from print, please see "Scan requests for print items" in this guide.

OA Article result example

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