Course Materials Guide

Marriott Library Course Reserve services are now offered through Course Materials powered by Leganto. Course Materials allow you to connect library owned content directly to your Canvas course, request the purchase of new material, and seamlessly include external resources into one list as well as your weekly modules and assignments. 

This guide will tell you everything you’ll need to know to get started. If you have questions or need help getting started contact your Course Librarian.

10 Step Overview 

Link your Canvas course to Library Course Materials 

1. Go to Canvas - Click on Courses, Select Course

2. Go to Settings > Navigation > Scroll to Course Materials at the end of the list > Select Enable > Save

3. Click the enabled Course Materials link in the Canvas menu to access the welcome screen - If you have an existing reading list, click Next

Create & customize your list in Course Materials

4. Choose a structure for your list by selecting a template

5. Select ‘Add Items’ to search for works in the University already owns or upload files from your computer

6. Select ‘Delete Item’ to remove a work from the reading list

7. Add the Cite It bookmarklet to include items from the web. You must be logged in for the Cite It tool to work

8. To suggest a purchase or make a digitization request

9. Whenever you make new purchase, digitization, or physical item request, click "Library Review"

10. Once your Course Materials are complete, you can add specific resources directly to Modules.

Getting Started 

1. Go to Canvas - Click on Courses, Select Course

Opening Course View

2. Go to Settings > Navigation > Scroll to Course Materials at the end of the list > Select Enable > Save
Scroll to Course Materials
Select Enable
 
3. Click the enabled Course Materials link in the Canvas menu to access the welcome screen

a. If you have an existing reading list, click Next

Next Screenshot

b. If you do not have an existing reading list, select "Create a new reading list from scratch"

No exsisting readings

 
4. Choose a structure for your list by selecting a template
  1. If an additional template will be helpful for your course structure, we can create a custom one for you by emailing the reserve team.

Select Template

 
5. Select ‘Add Items’ to search for works in the University already owns or upload files from your computer
  1. Add owned electronic material
  2. Add owned physical material
  3. Request digitization of owned physical material
  4. Add a file from your computer       

Add Item

This video also shows you how to add items. 

 
6. Select ‘Delete Item’ to remove a work from the reading list

Delete Items

 
7. Add the Cite It bookmarklet to include items from the web. You must be logged in for the Cite It tool to work.
  1. Click your user-name and select ‘Cite It!’
  2. Here you can see the list of all the sites supported by the widget. This list gets updated on a regular basis.
  3. Now to install, simply, drag and drop the ‘CITE IT!’ link to your browser’s toolbar. That’s it. You are ready to start  adding web citations.

Cite It

 

8. To suggest a purchase or make a digitization request: 
  1. From the webpage showing the item you want the library to buy or digitize, 
  2. Click the Cite It bookmarklet in your browser toolbar
  3. Look at the pop-up window
  4. Choose the List the work should be added to and the week or module
  5. Select ‘Add & Close’
  6. From your Course Materials page in Canvas, go to the week or module to tag it for purchase/digitization
  7. Look for ‘Add Tags’
  8. Choose the tag you prefer
  9. Hit ‘Save’
  10. Send it for ‘Library Review’ 

Cite It

Add tags for purchase

This video will also show you how to add an item with cite it and request a purchase. 

9. Whenever you make new purchase, digitization, or physical item requests, click "Library Review".

Submit List Button

10. Once your Course Materials are complete, you can add specific resources directly to Canvas Modules.
  1. Choose "Modules" from the instructor navigation menu
  2. Navigate to the module you want to incorporate content from your Course Materials
  3. Click the "plus" sign on the top right corner of the module
  4. Select "External Tool" from the drop down.
  5. From the options below, scroll to "Course Materials Link Selection" to load your materials
  6. Select the specific item you want to add to the module and click "Select" in the bottom right corner
  7. Back at the original menu, click "Add Item"

This video will show you how to move through the steps to add a specific item to your module.

Contact your Course Librarian or the Reserve team with questions.