Software Success Index of Materials
The resources below are available to assist you with promotion of Leganto and are grouped into toolkits for specific promotional scenarios and opportunities. All materials have been developed assuming an audience of an instructor or student, as applicable, but may be also suitable for partners or librarians. Training and other documentation for Leganto for librarians is available in other areas of the Knowledge Center.
As you get started we suggest you review the Adoption Guide and develop a timeline for your outreach activities. Please reach out to your Software Success Manager if you need further guidance on selection of resources or to obtain a copy of the Guide. We can also assist with sharing examples of materials that have been adopted by other customers. Available examples include, but are not limited to: LibGuides; outlines for instructors; newsletters; posters; and advertisements used in campus publications and online.
Initial Launch & Rollout
Initial Launch & Rollout
| Title | Description | Download/Direct Link | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Your Team | A brief document with suggestions on how to gather the right people to build the engagement portion of your project | ||
| Adoption Guide | Your master guide for planning for and conducting all of your Leganto adoption activities | ||
| Deciding Your Use Models | This guide to determining your Service Style and Launch Style will help focus your communication planning efforts |
Project Kickoff > Initial Launch & Rollout Period
Project Kickoff > Initial Launch & Rollout Period
| Title | Description | Download/Direct Link | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vision Brainstorming | Exercise for team to undertake to definite key benefits and features they wish to promote and get everyone on the same page with vision for success | PPT | |
| Promotional Roadmap | Sample marketing/communications plan and instructions for developing their own | ZIP | |
| Developing Your Pitch | Companion to Vision Brainstorming for team to develop a 45-second pitch. | ||
| Defining & Measuring Success | Help document on how to think about and ensure you’re capturing the right information to measure and assess progress. | ||
| Showcasing Success | |||
| Health Check | Exercise for engagement project team to work through to check that they’ve got the necessary factors for success in this project (and in subsequent ones) | PPT | |
| Activity Review Exercise | Exercise for the project team to conduct after any activity is complete to review what worked and what didn’t and ensure they adjust for the next time. | PPT | |
| Vision Brainstorming | Exercise for team to undertake to definite key benefits and features they wish to promote and get everyone on the same page with vision for success | PPT |
Next Level Adoption
Next Level Adoption
| Title | Description | Download/Direct Link | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engaging for Change* | General document that discusses how to bring change, what to watch out for in audiences you’ll encounter and how to pre-plan responses to types of objections. | ||
| Knowns & Unknowns | Simple exercise for the team to gauge their knowledge around either the project or Leganto and to discuss how to fill in knowledge gaps to become more confident users and promoters | PPT | |
| Promotional Roadmap | Sample marketing/communications plan and instructions for developing their own | ZIP | |
| Vision Brainstorming | Exercise for team to undertake to definite key benefits and features they wish to promote and get everyone on the same page with vision for success | PPT | |
| Developing Your Pitch | Companion to Vision Brainstorming for team to develop a 45-second pitch. | ||
| Health Check | Exercise for engagement project team to work through to check that they’ve got the necessary factors for success in this project (and in subsequent ones) | PPT | |
| Activity Review Exercise | Exercise for the project team to conduct after any activity is complete to review what worked and what didn’t and ensure they adjust for the next time. | PPT |
Recruiting for a Pilot
For use when recruiting instructors to participate in a pilot of Leganto either during the implementation or in your early terms using the system.
| Title | Description | Download/Direct Link | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample Email Script – Inviting Instructors to Pilot Leganto | This document will provide a model script for you to follow when inviting instructors to participate in your Leganto launch and/or pilot on campus. | Sample Email Text - Inviting an Instructor to Participate in a Leganto Pilot | Word |
| Sample Email Script – Thanking Instructors | This document can help you with drafting follow-up correspondence for your instructors that have agreed to use Leganto. | Thank you email sample | Word |
| Ex Libris Leganto: It’s Time to Love Reading Lists | This is a terrific 2:15 clip that is broad in scope to get excitement generated about Leganto on your campus. Use it as part of an email you send to solicit instructors for your launch and to help with advertising Leganto on campus. It showcases how easy Leganto is to use and some of the key benefits for instructors. This would also be ideal to show at the beginning of a Leganto training or as part of a quick Leganto demo for instructors. | https://youtu.be/LbgpVANlfJI | Video |
| Benefits of Leganto vs. LMS | This document will assist with providing you the benefit statements necessary to show instructors why creating reading lists via Leganto is superior to your LMS alone. | https://tinyurl.com/LegantoVersusLMS |
Liaison Librarian Toolkit
For use by librarians in reaching out to instructors with whom you have an existing relationship to get them introduced to Leganto. The goal of this outreach will be for someone to start a reading list or to agree to a more in-depth training session.
| Title | Description | Download/Direct Link | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intro to Leganto Email | Need help crafting an email to convince instructors to take a quick look at Leganto? Here’s a sample email. | Intro to Leganto email | Word |
| Leganto for Instructors 1-pager | This document is a sleek, bulleted leave behind that will summarize the key benefits of using Leganto. | Leganto for Instructors | Word |
| Course Reserves Made Easy | This is a short and concise piece illustrating the value of Leganto for course reserves. | Leganto for Instructors - course resource lists made easy.pdf | |
| Benefits of using Leganto | When communicating with interested parties, you may want to include some bullet points regarding the benefits of Leganto. We have summarized some of the most common benefits to instructors and students for your use. | Benefits of Using Leganto | Word |
| Intro to Leganto Presentation | Need to show Leganto quickly, without the time for going live? This PowerPoint will help you showcase the highlights and generate excitement for a full demo. It is also an excellent leave behind for instructors. | Intro to Leganto PowerPoint | PowerPoint |
| Ex Libris Leganto: It’s Time to Love Reading Lists | This is a terrific 2:15 clip that is broad in scope to get excitement generated about Leganto on your campus. Use it as part of an email you send to solicit instructors for your launch and to help with advertising Leganto on campus. It showcases how easy Leganto is to use and some of the key benefits for instructors. This would also be ideal to show at the beginning of a Leganto training or as part of a quick Leganto demo for instructors. | https://youtu.be/LbgpVANlfJI | Video |
Training Session Toolkit
For use in conducting a training session with instructors.
| Title | Description | Download/Direct Link | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presenting Leganto to Instructors - Script | This is a step-by-step script you can use to introduce Leganto to your instructors in a live demo setting. (Intended for use with PowerPoint Slides below) | Leganto Instructor Demo Script | Word |
| Presenting Leganto to Instructors - Slides | These are the PowerPoint slides you can use to accompany your live demonstration script when presenting Leganto for Instructors on campus. | PowerPoint Script - Leganto for Instructors | PowerPoint |
| Sample Email Script – Thanking Instructors | This document can help you with drafting follow-up correspondence for your instructors that have agreed to use Leganto. | Sample thank you email | Word |
Training Videos
| Title | Description | Download/Direct Link | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Log in from LMS and Create a Reading List | Log in to Leganto from your Learning Management System (LMS), such as Moodle or Brightspace, and create a reading list for your course. | https://tinyurl.com/Log-In-from-LMS | Video |
| Log in and Create a Reading List | Log in to Leganto from the Leganto login page, and create a reading list for your course. | https://tinyurl.com/Create-a-Reading-List | Video |
| Add Citations via Leganto Search | Search for titles to add as citations to your course's reading list. | https://tinyurl.com/Add-Citations | Video |
| Add Citations via Upload | Upload your own documents (such as PDF files), and add them as citations to your reading list. | https://tinyurl.com/Citations-by-Upload | Video |
| Add Citations from the Web via Cite It! Widget | Install the Leganto "Cite It!" widget on your browser toolbar, and use it to easily add citations from the web, such as webpages, YouTube videos, or online articles. | https://tinyurl.com/Add-by-CiteIt | Video |
| Add Citations via RIS File Import | Import a Research Information Systems (RIS) file into Leganto, to add its citations to your reading list. You can import either directly into the list, or into the My Collection section, from where citations can be added to any of your lists. You can also export the citations of a given list into the RIS format. | https://tinyurl.com/Add-by-RIS | Video |
| Add Citations from a Citation Manager | You can easily add citations to your reading list from your citation manager, such as RefWorks or Zotero. | https://tinyurl.com/Citation-Manager | Video |
| Viewing and Editing Reading List Citations | View and edit the details of your reading list citations. You can place requests (such as digitization) to library staff regarding an item, write public notes for students, add a due date for reading the item, etc. | https://tinyurl.com/ViewAnnotateCitations | Video |
| Send Reading List to the Library for Processing | Once you've finished compiling a reading list, send it to the library staff for processing, including handling of any requests you may have placed on items. | https://tinyurl.com/SendToLibrary | Video |
| Publish Reading List for Students | Publish your reading list to make it available for students, and optionally share it with guests. You can also follow reading lists published by others for "all students.” | https://tinyurl.com/PublishForStudents | Video |
| Manage Reading List Collaborators | Add your colleagues and fellow instructors as reading list collaborators, allowing them to add and edit citations. You can also add them as owners to your list, allowing them to manage collaborators as well. | https://tinyurl.com/ManagingCollaborators | Video |
| Students Interaction in a Reading List | Leganto encourages social interaction regarding the course reading. Students can like items, post comments in the discussion thread, mark items as read, etc. As the reading list owner, you can moderate discussions. Students can update their profile including importing Facebook profile details. Users can also change their accessibility settings, updating font size, contrast mode, etc. to improve visibility. | https://tinyurl.com/y8m3jwdz | Video |
| Notifications | Leganto's notifications section alerts you to changes made to your reading list. | https://tinyurl.com/ybjvv2z3 | Video |
| Create Additional Reading Lists | There are several ways to create new reading lists in Leganto: manually; by importing a Leganto file; and by duplicating an existing list. | https://tinyurl.com/CreateAdditionalLists | Video |
| My Collection in Leganto | My Collection is an area in Leganto where you can store citations for future use. This lets you manage your citations, add them to your reading lists, and suggest them for other reading lists. | https://tinyurl.com/My-Collection-in-Leganto | Video |
| View Student Usage Reports | LegantoStudent Usage Reports allow you to gague the effectiveness of your reading lists. Reports give you a complete analysis of student activities such as viewing the full text of citations, liking, commenting, and marking as read. Reports are presented as an overview or a weekly breakdown. You can view a report across lists or drill down to view the report on the section, citation, or citation type level. Recports can be exported to an Excel spreadsheet. | https://tinyurl.com/yc6xmsat | Video |
Other Materials
| Title | Description | Download/Direct Link | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison of Leganto and Reading List Capabilities in LMS | This PDF can help you develop talking points for instructors that are currently using the LMS to create their course reading lists. It will assist with showcasing to faculty why Leganto is the better choice for their course reading lists. | https://tinyurl.com/LegantoVersusLMS | |
| Leganto Demo | This is an in-depth demo of Leganto and covers reading list management from the perspective of both the course instructor and the librarian; it also shows how students can interact with the reading list. | https://youtu.be/6-o2lwMQTDw | Video |
| Ex Libris Leganto Video Clip | This is a 1:48 clip that is highly suited for an audience of instructors. The video includes important information on the impact of Leganto for instructors and about the value for students and instructors alike. This would be ideal to use in an email to instructors or as part of a presentation for instructors. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qip5rguAG8 | Video |
| Leganto for Instructors – Brochure (long version) | This is a PDF that can be used to help develop talking points about Leganto’s value to instructors. It may also be used as a leave behind after training or as an attachment to an email sent to instructors to invite them to your Leganto presentation. | https://tinyurl.com/LegantoForInstructorsPDF | |
| Sample Survey Questions | A sampling of survey questions used by customers in gathering feedback from instructors and students. | Leganto User Surveys.docx | Word |