We’ve just published a couple of new quick guides to help course organisers edit their Resource Lists and manage course reading:

Edit your Resource List

This guide will show you how to:

1. Add a new resource to your list
2. Delete resources on your list
3. Move resources on your list
4. Send your list to the Library for review

Manage your course reading

This guide will show you how to:

1. Add a new resource to your list
2. Request a book purchase
3. Request book moves to HUB or Reserve
4. Request a copyright-compliant digitisation

We’ll be creating short videos and adding more quick guides to the website over the next few months, so keep an eye out for those!

For more information about Resource Lists, you can have a look at the other user guides on our website.

Workshops

We’re also running Resource Lists workshops over the next few months – full details in our earlier blog post.

If the dates don’t suit and you’d like to arrange a school-based workshop, demo, Q&A or 1-2-1, please get in touch with Library.Learning@ed.ac.uk

 

 

We run Resource Lists workshops for academic staff, learning technologists and course administrators.

In preparation for 2019/2020 we are running a series of two workshops; one for beginners and another for more experienced users of Resource Lists.

Getting started workshops

Getting started workshops are aimed at new users or Course Organisers who would like to refresh their knowledge of Resource Lists. By the end of this workshop you will:

1. Be able to set up your own Resource List
2. Know how to use your Resource List to:
   • Manage the purchase of new or additional copies of books
   • Request copyright compliant scans
   • Request book moves to HUB/Reserve

Beyond the basics

Beyond the basics. This workshop is aimed at Course Organisers who already have a Resource Lists and focuses on how to edit a list and use it to request Library materials for teaching. By the end of this workshop you will:

1. Understand how the Library uses Resource Lists to provide access to key texts
2. Be able add, delete and move items on your Resource List
3. Know how to use your Resource List to:
   • Manage the purchase of new or additional copies of books
   • Request copyright-compliant scans
   • Request book moves to HUB/Reserve
4. Be aware of the key Resource Lists features for students

Workshops

Workshops will be held April– July either in the Main Library or in Argyle House and can be booked via MyEd.

Resource Lists (Leganto) Getting started: how to set up a Resource List for your course

• 23^rd April 2019 14:00-15:00 Main Library, George Sq- Training Room 1.08
• 1^st May 2019 10:00-11:00 Main Library, George Sq- Training Room 1.08
• 16^th May 2019 14:00-15:00 Main Library, George Sq- Training Room 1.08
• 29^th May 10:00-11:00 Main Library, George Sq- Training Room 1.08
• 6^th June 2019 10:00-11:00 Argyle House Training Room EW10
• 3^rd July 2019 14:00-15:00 Library, George Sq- Training Room 1.08

Resource Lists (Leganto): Beyond the basics: How to edit your list and use it to request new books and copyright-compliant digitisations for teaching

• 8^th May 2019 14:00-15:00 Main Library, George Sq- Training Room 1.08
• 21^st May 2019 14:00-15:00 Main Library, George Sq- Training Room 1.08
• 5^th June 2019 14:00-15:00 Main Library, George Sq- Training Room 1.08
• 11^th June 2019 11:00-12:00 Argyle House Training Room EW10
• 13^th June 2019 14:00-15:00 Main Library, George Sq- Training Room 1.08
• 5^th July 2019 10:00-11:00 Main Library, George Sq- Training Room 1.08
• 8^th July 2019 14:00-15:00 Main Library, George Sq- Training Room 1.08

School-based sessions, one-to-ones and refresher training

We’re also happy to come to you and can arrange school-based workshops, Q&A sessions, one-to-ones or refresher sessions to fit around Course Organisers’ schedules.

If the dates don’t suit and you’d like to arrange a school-based workshop, demo, Q&A or 1-2-1, please get in touch with Library.Learning@ed.ac.uk