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Library Course Reserve

New Library Course Reserve Features 2025/26

  • If you use the "Cite it" browser plugin, you will need to install the new version. 
  • New feature: "Ask the library to create your reading list" (when starting from Moodle) - upload a document with a list of citations or a class syllabus and the library will create your reading list from that list of citations. 
  • New feature: You can import a list of references from Zotero, Endnote, RefWorks, etc. 
  • Newly created lists are automatically sent to the library and visible to students, so you no longer need to "publish" your list after creating it (but you can "unpublish" the list to hide it from student view if you do not want them to see it yet). 

If you have questions about the new features, please contact the library's Reserve department at reserve@wesleyan.edu

Library Course Reserve

The Moodle-integrated Library Course Reserve system offers a single location to organize all course readings. You can access it within Moodle, or directly at https://blc-wu.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/login?auth=SAML.

If you use Moodle, your course should include a Library Course Reserve module by default. You can use Moodle's regular editing features to change the name or edit settings (such as to "hide" or "show" the list on students' pages). To create a list, click the module in Moodle, or access the system directly https://blc-wu.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/login?auth=SAML

If you do not use Moodle, you can still use the Library Course Reserve system. Log in directly at https://blc-wu.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/login?auth=SAML and create your course reading list. Include the course code in the list's name so the library can recognize what course the list goes with. Let Reserve staff reserve@wesleyan.edu know when your list is ready so they can make it available to your students. 
 

A list can include:

  • Online library resources, such as ebooks, articles, streaming audio and video files, etc.
  • Physical items (books, photocopies, CDs, etc.) held at a library reserve desk for brief check-out periods
  • Items you upload and store in the system (PDFs, sound and video files, etc.)
  • Links to resources on the Internet
  • Brief notes about each item in your list

Your reading list can be organized in a variety or ways, such as:

  • Time period, e.g., weekly list of assigned readings.
  • Topic
  • Format of resources (text, audio, video, etc.)
  • Importance (e.g., essential, recommended, optional)

You can allow students to:

  • Record private notes on readings
  • Report broken links or access problems

Some other useful features:

  • Online items accessible via OneSearch, files uploaded into the system, and links to Internet resources are automatically processed and can be viewed by students right away
  • Items that are not automatically processed (print books, items the library does not own, etc.) are sent directly to library staff to process for you
  • The system tracks which items have been accessed and how often (though it does not indicate which individual students accessed which items).
  • Create standalone lists (not connected to a course) or build your own collection of citations
  • Edit and reuse lists in later semesters and other classes