A Reading List Management Solution to Enhance Course Lists for Student Success
Leganto readinglist management system is an integrated solution that creates, maintains, and shares interactive course resource lists, optimizing the use of library collections, reducing the administrative burden on faculty, and making higher education a lot more affordable.
Leganto Reading List Management Solution
Empowering instructors with smarter tools
Leganto reading list management solution makes it easy for libraries to proactively support faculty by streamlining access to course materials and academic resources. Integrated directly into the LMS, Leganto brings the library into the heart of the faculty workflow. This reading list management system enhances convenience, visibility, and collaboration for libraries, faculty, and students. This close connection enables libraries to deliver greater value, and play a more active role in teaching and learning while fostering stronger partnerships across campus.
Leganto reading list management solution
Read LessSimplify course reading list management solution-from request to delivery
Leganto reading list management solution seamlessly integrates your academic ecosystem—including library collections, discovery services, and your Learning Management System—into a unified, efficient workflow. By eliminating duplication and streamlining processes, Leganto accelerates access to course materials for students while reducing manual workload for library staff. Intelligent automation ensures that only tasks requiring expert attention are flagged, empowering your team to focus on what matters most: supporting teaching and learning at scale.
Leganto reading list management solution seamlessly integrates your academic ecosystem—including library collections, discovery services, and your Learning Management System—into a unified, efficient workflow. By eliminating duplication and streamlining processes, Leganto accelerates access to course materials for students while reducing manual workload for library staff. Intelligent automation ensures that only tasks requiring expert attention are flagged, empowering your team to focus on what matters most: supporting teaching and learning at scale.
Read LessSchools and students save money with Leganto
Leganto reading list management solution empowers instructors to make cost-conscious decisions by surfacing relevant materials already available in the library’s collection during course planning. If a specific resource isn’t available, Leganto alerts the library, enabling the library to align collection development with actual teaching needs.
For students, this means always knowing what is available through the library, whether it is digital resources or physical copies. This accessibility reduces out-of-pocket costs and improves access to required materials from day one.
And for the institution, Leganto delivers the data needed to measure and communicate the impact of affordable learning initiatives. This course resource list management system helps with smarter budgeting and supports student success and retention.
Leganto empowers instructors to make cost-conscious decisions by surfacing relevant materials already available in the library’s collection during course planning. If a specific resource isn’t available, Leganto alerts the library, enabling the library to align collection development with actual teaching needs.
For students, this means always knowing what is available through the library, whether it is digital resources or physical copies. This accessibility reduces out-of-pocket costs and improves access to required materials from day one.
And for the institution, Leganto delivers the data needed to measure and communicate the impact of affordable learning initiatives. This course resource list management system helps with smarter budgeting and supports student success and retention.
Read LessTurn engagement data into strategic decisions.
Leganto reading list management solution provides actionable analytics that help institutions understand how course materials are being used by both faculty and students alike. From tracking student engagement to identifying gaps in resource availability, Leganto equips libraries and academic leaders with the data they need to optimize collections, improve teaching support, and demonstrate impact.
Whether you're measuring ROI, supporting accreditation, or planning future acquisitions, Leganto’s insights help you make smarter academic, financial, and operational decisions.
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Effortless onboarding using AI
The Leganto AI Syllabus Assistant makes it incredibly easy for librarians or faculty to get started. Simply upload a syllabus or any document containing course materials, and Leganto automatically builds a complete resource list in just a few clicks. The Assistant intelligently identifies citations and matches them to the library’s existing collection, creating direct links for student access. If a resource isn’t available, it notifies the library for acquisition, ensuring no material is overlooked. This smart, time-saving tool reduces manual work and improves accuracy to ensuring students always have access to the right materials right at their fingertips.
The Leganto AI Syllabus Assistant makes it incredibly easy for librarians or faculty to get started. Simply upload a syllabus or any document containing course materials, and Leganto automatically builds a complete resource list in just a few clicks. The Assistant intelligently identifies citations and matches them to the library’s existing collection, creating direct links for student access. If a resource isn’t available, it notifies the library for acquisition, ensuring no material is overlooked. This smart, time-saving tool reduces manual work and improves accuracy to ensuring students always have access to the right materials right at their fingertips.
Read LessRemoving barriers to help students thrive
Leganto reading list management solution plays a vital role in supporting student success by ensuring equitable, timely access to required learning materials. By connecting students directly to resources available through the library, often at no additional cost, Leganto removes financial and logistical barriers that can hinder academic performance. With intuitive access through the LMS and a mobile-friendly design, students can engage with course content from day one helping them stay on track and succeed in their studies. Institutions also gain visibility into student engagement, helping them identify opportunities for support and intervention.
Leganto reading list management solution plays a vital role in supporting student success by ensuring equitable, timely access to required learning materials. By connecting students directly to resources available through the library, often at no additional cost, Leganto removes financial and logistical barriers that can hinder academic performance. With intuitive access through the LMS and a mobile-friendly design, students can engage with course content from day one helping them stay on track and succeed in their studies. Institutions also gain visibility into student engagement, helping them identify opportunities for support and intervention.
Read LessLeganto Reading List Management Solution
Empowering instructors with smarter tools
Leganto reading list management solution makes it easy for libraries to proactively support faculty by streamlining access to course materials and academic resources. Integrated directly into the LMS, Leganto brings the library into the heart of the faculty workflow. This reading list management system enhances convenience, visibility, and collaboration for libraries, faculty, and students. This close connection enables libraries to deliver greater value, and play a more active role in teaching and learning while fostering stronger partnerships across campus.
Simplify course reading list management solution-from request to delivery
Leganto reading list management solution seamlessly integrates your academic ecosystem—including library collections, discovery services, and your Learning Management System—into a unified, efficient workflow. By eliminating duplication and streamlining processes, Leganto accelerates access to course materials for students while reducing manual workload for library staff. Intelligent automation ensures that only tasks requiring expert attention are flagged, empowering your team to focus on what matters most: supporting teaching and learning at scale.
Schools and students save money with Leganto
Leganto reading list management solution empowers instructors to make cost-conscious decisions by surfacing relevant materials already available in the library’s collection during course planning. If a specific resource isn’t available, Leganto alerts the library, enabling the library to align collection development with actual teaching needs.
For students, this means always knowing what is available through the library, whether it is digital resources or physical copies. This accessibility reduces out-of-pocket costs and improves access to required materials from day one.
And for the institution, Leganto delivers the data needed to measure and communicate the impact of affordable learning initiatives. This course resource list management system helps with smarter budgeting and supports student success and retention.
For students, this means always knowing what is available through the library, whether it is digital resources or physical copies. This accessibility reduces out-of-pocket costs and improves access to required materials from day one.
And for the institution, Leganto delivers the data needed to measure and communicate the impact of affordable learning initiatives. This course resource list management system helps with smarter budgeting and supports student success and retention.
Turn engagement data into strategic decisions.
Leganto reading list management solution provides actionable analytics that help institutions understand how course materials are being used by both faculty and students alike. From tracking student engagement to identifying gaps in resource availability, Leganto equips libraries and academic leaders with the data they need to optimize collections, improve teaching support, and demonstrate impact.
Whether you're measuring ROI, supporting accreditation, or planning future acquisitions, Leganto’s insights help you make smarter academic, financial, and operational decisions.
Whether you're measuring ROI, supporting accreditation, or planning future acquisitions, Leganto’s insights help you make smarter academic, financial, and operational decisions.
Effortless onboarding using AI
The Leganto AI Syllabus Assistant makes it incredibly easy for librarians or faculty to get started. Simply upload a syllabus or any document containing course materials, and Leganto automatically builds a complete resource list in just a few clicks. The Assistant intelligently identifies citations and matches them to the library’s existing collection, creating direct links for student access. If a resource isn’t available, it notifies the library for acquisition, ensuring no material is overlooked. This smart, time-saving tool reduces manual work and improves accuracy to ensuring students always have access to the right materials right at their fingertips.
Removing barriers to help students thrive
Leganto reading list management solution plays a vital role in supporting student success by ensuring equitable, timely access to required learning materials. By connecting students directly to resources available through the library, often at no additional cost, Leganto removes financial and logistical barriers that can hinder academic performance. With intuitive access through the LMS and a mobile-friendly design, students can engage with course content from day one helping them stay on track and succeed in their studies. Institutions also gain visibility into student engagement, helping them identify opportunities for support and intervention.
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FAQ
List management refers to the process of managing reading lists or course reserves within academic libraries. Leganto is an integrated library system developed by Ex Libris, specifically designed for this purpose. Its functions include list creation, list organization, and collaboration, integration with library systems, accessibility and compliance, and analytics and data usage.
A list management system like Leganto, which is also an overall course resource management system, streamlines the process of providing access to relevant resources for academic courses, enhances collaboration, and ensures compliance with copyright and accessibility requirements.
Leganto drives teaching excellence and student success. Instructors save time and effort, and help their students succeed in their courses by easily assembling course resources of all types into a structured, annotated resource list management system that is embedded in the LMS. Faculty can then monitor student engagement, project tasks, and decide to reuse and modify the list term over term.
Instructors can engage students from within the course resource list and students access course materials through the LMS in a consistent way across all their courses. Leganto list management system also provides library-generated links to on-campus assets and online resources, eliminating paywalls and broken links, and providing clear availability information about physical materials. This lowers costs and increases student affordability.
Leganto promotes the library as a teaching and learning partner. It enables the library to work collaboratively with teaching staff to assemble and organize quality course materials at low- or no-cost for students. Using Leganto as a course resource management system, the library is automatically informed about teaching needs, has streamlined workflows for addressing these needs, and can measure and report the library contribution to teaching and learning.
Yes. First of all, as a solution on the Ex Libris Higher Ed Platform, Leganto is tightly integrated with Alma, Primo library discovery service, and Rialto. Secondly, like all Ex Libris products, Leganto list management system offers a rich set of APIs for seamless integration with institutional and third-party systems. Leganto meets faculty and students where they are, by embedding relevant library resources and services directly into the learning management system.
Leganto was initially developed with several customer partners and the Ex Libris team continues to work closely with customers as the product evolves. Collaboration takes place through established channels such as the PWG, NERS and Idea Exchange, as well as through focus group and ad hoc discussions. Input from the community is a key driver of Leganto development.
Leganto lives on the Ex Libris Higher Ed Platform, where it enjoys all the data security and privacy measures of the Alma environment. For example, unique content is protected by the Amazon S3 cloud storage service, file integrity is continually verified, and any checksum discrepancies are automatically corrected. These safeguards are integral to Alma’s library management system, relieving the library of all set-up and maintenance worries.
Absolutely not! Leganto includes an easy-to-use, intuitive end-user interface for instructors and students, which is seamlessly embedded in their institution’s learning management system. Librarians manage course materials easily through the course resource management system, and administer Leganto through Alma, the system that they use every day.
Certainly. Leganto allows faculty to easily incorporate OER into their course resource lists. The Ex Libris Central Discovery Index includes multiple open access and OER collections – such as Open SUNY, OpenStax, and Open Textbook Library – which are fully discoverable in Leganto. Leganto automatically scans these OER collections and suggests relevant resources for instructors to include in their course resource lists.
Leganto as a course resource management system helps save money on course materials by offering streamlined access to resources available within the library’s collection or freely available as open access resources.