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Course Reserves: Edit your list and items

The DePaul University Library has migrated its course reserves system from ARES to Leganto. Use this guide to set up your course reserves.

Add sections to your list

To add an additional section to your list

  1. Click +Add, and select New Section. 
  2. Enter a title for the section and click Add.

Add a list collaborator

If you would like to collaborate with other instructors on the creation or management of reading lists, you can add them as a collaborator.

  1. On the top of your list, click on List Info and click on the blue Manage Collaborators gear.
  2. Then click +Add collaborators.
  3. Type in the name of the instructor you would like to collaborate with and click on their name.

Connect a list with multiple courses

If you’re teaching multiple sections of the same course that will use the same list, connect one list to all of your D2L sections.*

Note: you will also need to add the Course Reserves module to your other sections’ D2L site.

  1. Click the ellipsis at the top of the list to see the List Menu and select Manage connection to course. 
  2. Click on Connect to course or select +Add another course and search for the relevant course by keyword or course code.
  3. Double check the dates and click Save to connect the list to the course.

 

*Do not connect a previous list to your current/upcoming course. Lists expire at the end of the quarter in which they were used so sharable links will not work and physical materials will not be available to your current course. Connect only current lists.

Edit item links & availability

Throughout the quarter there might be circumstances that require you to hide certain links within a item, such as a broken link. To report and hide a specific link:

  1. Click the ellipsis on the item to open the item menu, then click Edit Item.
  2. Click Links & Availability. 
  3. Locate the link you want to report as broken, hover over it, and select  Mark as Broken. Include a note and select Confirm to report the link.
  4. Locate the link you want to hide from display, hover over it, and select Hide link.

Add notes for students

You can add notes for students to items to provide students with additional information about a resource, such as specific chapters to read or segments of a video to watch.

  1. Click Full Details on the item to open it and select the Item Actions tab.
  2. Enter your note in the Notes for Students field. It automatically be saved. 

Sort, reorder, and move items

You can sort all items in each section by author or title, and by by descending or ascending order. Additionally, you can reorder specific items in a section or move specific items to another list or section.

To sort all sections

  1. Click the ellipsis for the list menu, then select Sort items within sections.
  2. Select Sort by Author or Title.
  3. Select Ascending or Descending for Sort direction. Note: The default Sort direction is Ascending.
  4. Check the checkbox "I understand this change cannot be undone" to confirm you want to proceed.
  5. Click Sort. All items in each section are sorted according to your selections.

To reorder specific items in a section

Use the tab clipboard_e25f17b276d0effa03140dc7547a97a31.png to drag and drop the item to your desired location in the section.

To move items to a new list or section

  1. Click the ellipsis on the item for the item menu, then select Move item.
  2. Select the list and section to move the item to.
  3. Click Move.

To move multiple items, check the boxes, then select Move from the More actions menu at top.