Introduction to Lists and Items

The Quick Start Welcome Screens (LTI)

The Quick Start Welcome Screens guide instructors on quickly setting up a list for their course.

When an instructor logs in from an LMS using an LTI link from a course that does not exist in Alma or does not have any lists, the Quick Start Welcome screens is displayed.

 The Quick Start Welcome screen can include the following options, depending on what has been configured by your library:

• Create a new list from scratch
• Create list from an existing list
  • Duplicate list — create a copy of the list and link it to this course
  • Link course to this list — link the course to an existing list
• Ask your library to create your list by uploading a file that contains the reading list materials. The file is sent to the library for processing.

You may also be prompted to confirm the course information.

Navigating the UI

Leganto always displays a header bar, a main, central pane, and a left pane. The right pane displays when information is available.

The header bar includes:

• User Menu
• Useful links (when configured, see Configuring Useful Links)
• a Help link
• Notifications (see Viewing Notifications/Recent List Changes)

The left pane includes your institution's logo, the Lists menu, and the Favorites menu.

Depending on your institution's configurations, the following appears on the right pane:

Right Pane

Icon	Function	Configuration
	Discuss with library	See Discussing the List with the Library.
	Analytics	See Viewing Student Usage.
	Suggestions	See Suggestions.
	Upcoming due dates	Appears anytime there are upcoming due dates.

Setting the UI Language

You can change the language of the Leganto interface to your preferred language.

1. From the Settings  menu, select the current language. The Choose a language window opens.

   

   Language menu
2. Select your preferred language and select Close. The interface language now displays in your preferred language.

   

   Leganto in Hebrew

Configuring Accessibility Settings

You can set the font size, site contrast, and the duration for feedback messages (such as confirmation messages for certain actions).

1. From the Settings  menu, select Accessibility settings. The Accessibilty window opens.

   

   Accessibility settings menu option
2. Select your desired font size, preferred site contrast, and how long to display feedback messages, and select Close. Your settings are applied.

   

   Accessibility settings

Viewing and Managing Notifications

Certain changes to lists or items create notifications that you can view in Leganto. When configured (see Configuring Sending Notifications) by your institution, these notifications are also sent to you by email.

• From the Notifications , you can view notifications for all lists or specified lists.

  

  Notifications

1. From the Settings  menu, select Notification settings. The Notification window opens.

   

   Notification settings
2. If your institution has enabled sending notifications by email, uncheck Receive notifications by email and select Save. Your settings are applied.

   

   Notifications settings

Getting Help

The library can define customized help pages for Leganto. The default URL when selecting Help opens the Leganto online help page.

By default, each article links to the corresponding article in the Leganto English online help unless customized by your library. Each article opens in a new tab.

Linking Leganto to an External Citation Manager

If you use RefWorks, Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote citation managers, you can configure Leganto with the external site's credentials and then drag and drop these citations into Leganto. Also see Adding an Item from a Reference Manager.

1. From the Settings  menu, select Reference managers. The Reference managers window opens.

   

   Reference managers
2. Select Add citation manager and select the relevant citation manager and add your credentials.

   

   Add citation managers

   Your library must configure RefWorks/Mendeley/Zotero/EndNote credentials (Configuration > Leganto > General > External Integrations) for these options to appear correctly.

   

   RefWorks configuration

   

   Zotero configuration

   

   Mendeley configuration

   

   EndNote configuration

   After adding valid credentials, the citation managers appear in the Add > Import references list menu, enabling you to add citations to the list.

   

   Citation Managers

Viewing Citations by Expanded/Collapsed View

List owners can choose to view Leganto items by Expanded view (default view) or Compact view. The Expanded view expands the brief view to mirror the student view providing more metadata for each item.

Expanded view	Compact view

When toggling between Expanded view or Compact view, the selection only applies to the selected list. Users can change the default view from the Leganto Settings  > User settings menu. 

Viewing Useful Links

When configured (see Configuring Useful Links) by your institution, web pages that your institution believes are of general interest to all users are accessible from Leganto.

• From the top menu, select Useful Links at the top of Leganto and select the page. The page opens in a new browser tab.

Viewing a List

When accessing Leganto, the reading list is presented. The options available to you depend on your institution's settings and your user permissions; therefore, some of the options below may not be available to you.

Editing options are only available for lists that you own or lists on which you collaborate.

The list header displays the following information:

• List name — see Creating a List
• If the list is published or a draft — see Publishing a List
• If the list is locked — see Locking and Unlocking a List
• Courses associated with the list — see Managing Course Associations
• If the list is marked as a sample list — see Marking a List as a Sample List
• List info button to view more information about the list
• A share list icon — see Linking to a List or a Course
• List menu

Add Menu

From the Add menu, you can add:

• New items

  • Search the library — Perform a Basic/Advanced search using the Discovery integration — see Searching for an Item from the Institution's Library

  • Add from favorites — see Adding Favorites to a List

  • Upload files — option to upload individual files or folders — see Uploading a File

  • Import references — see Importing References

    • From file

      • RIS

      • BibTex

      • References

    • From Zotero  (when enabled) — see Adding an Item from a Reference Manager

    • From Mendeley  (when enabled) — see Adding an Item from a Reference Manager

    • From RefWorks  (when enabled) — see Adding an Item from a Reference Manager

  • Manual entry — blank form — see Adding an Item Manually

• New section — see Adding a Section to a List
• New note — see Adding a Note to a List

From the list actions, you can use the manage sections toggle, filter lists, and search lists.

List Menu

The list menu includes list actions:

• Edit list
• Unpublish list
• Duplicate list
• Lock/Unlock list
• View list as a student
• Sort items within sections
• Set default section view
  • Collapsed/Expanded
• Manage link to course
• Display recent list changes
• Export list
• Print list
• Delete list

Section Menu

The section menu includes a share link and a menu.

The section menu includes the following actions:

• Edit section — hidden when a section is locked
• Copy section
• Export section
• Print section
• Lock/Unlock section
• Delete section — hidden when a section is locked

Sections can be collapsed/expanded.

When a section is collapsed, you can use the Drag icon  to move the section.

Item Details

The item includes:

• A bulk actions checkbox
• Drag icon
• Item title
• Item type
• Item status
• Item Due date
• Note for students
• Item tags (when configured)
• Full details button
• Share item link (when configured)
• Item menu actions

The item menu includes the following actions:

• Edit item
• Copy item
• Move item
• Save as favorite
• Quick Cite
• Set complete
• Delete item