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Library Services

Editing a List

Edit Items

You can edit the bibliographic information for items in your list by clicking on the item options ellipsis and selecting Edit item.

Here you can amend the item type, for example specifying Book Chapter if there is a specific chapter required for reading. We can also digitise individual chapters so that they are accessible directly from Leganto in PDF format as explained above.

Add Notes

If you want to add notes to an item, click on the item in the list to show additional information such as tags and links. a note for students which is visible to anyone viewing the list. This is also visible under the item actions tab when you click on full details. If you want to add a private note the option is available under the item details tab.

Move Sections and Items

  • You can change the order in which sections and items appear by individually dragging and dropping. Hover to the left of each item and a Drag option appears.
  • To move a section, first collapse it using the down arrow to its left, then Drag and drop.

Collaborators

You can add other people as collaborators to your lists, to allow them to add and edit items.

  • Click on the List info link at the top of reading list and click Manage collaborators.

  • Here you can find the person you want to add as a collaborator by clicking on Add collaborators and searching for them by name.

There are two collaborator levels:

  • List owner – can edit the list, add collaborators, or delete the list.
  • Editor – can edit the list but cannot add collaborators or delete the list.

New collaborators have the default level of Editor, but the list List owner can re-assign levels.


Removing yourself as a Collaborator from a List

If you are an instructor or a collaborator on a Reading List and you don't wish to be, you can remove yourself from the list:

  • Click on the List info link at the top of reading list and click Manage collaborators.
  • Click on the trash can icon next to your name. Note: if you are the list owner you can’t delete yourself from the collaborators list.

Deleting Items and Sections

  • To delete an item, click on the ellipses Item menu and select Delete Item.
  • To delete a section, and all items within that section, from the ellipsis Section menu select Delete section.

Deleting Reading Lists
  • Looking at your Lists tab, click on the ellipsis List menu to the right of the relevant reading list and select Delete list. You must confirm deletion before the list is permanently removed.