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The New Reading List Builder - Readings & Learning Resources by Leganto

A how-to guide for faculty

Adding a Textbook from an OER Repository to your Reading List

The best way to add an OER textbook to your course is to begin by adding the Cite it! Button.

Once you have added the Cite it! Button, follow the steps in this video to add an OER textbook.

 

Adding an OER or Open-Access Textbook from the Library Collection to your Reading List

The library’s collection includes open-access textbooks from well-known publishers such as Taylor and Francis, Routledge and Emerald and OER works from the Open Textbook Library. The Open Textbook Library provides a detailed profile of authors and generally provides reviews of the textbook.  For the criteria for a book’s inclusion in the Open Textbook library, please follow the link provided.

To add OER or open-access resources from the library collection follow the instructions below.  

 

Click the +ADD button, then click Search the Library.

Add button and Search the Library dropdown menu option

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click Advanced Search.

Advanced search option

 

 

 

 

Type your keywords, title, author or other search words into the Search box, enter a date range and click Search.

advanced searchdate range option

 

A list of results will appear. Scroll Down to see results OR choose the Filter option on the right-hand side to limit results to specific Resource Types or Availability.

results page showing filter option

 

Click Show More to see all available Resource Types. 

 

filter options

 

 

 

 

 

 

For OER textbooks, choose Books from Type and Open Access from Availability.

filter with book and open access chosen

 

When you see an item you want to add to your list:

1. Roll your cursor over the item.

2. Click the blue circle with the white plus icon which will read ADD ITEM TO LIST.

3. Choose the LIST radio button and choose the Section you want the item to appear in (see dropdown menu)

4. Click ADD & EDIT or ADD.

 

roll cursor over item to add to the list

 

add item to list

 

 

That's it! The item is in your list.

 

item in weekly reading list

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once your list is complete, see Step 4: Make Visible to make the list available to students.

publish list option