Leganto-guide for students

Where can I find the reading lists?

You can find Leganto reading lists from three different places.

Leganto

Find all published reading lists at UiO in Leganto.

When you log in to Leganto you come to your dashboard, which should include all the reading lists for courses you are enrolled in.

If you cannot find a reading list for one of your courses in your dashboard, search for it by clicking Find Lists in the navigation menu in the left-hand margin.

When you have found the reading list you can add it to your dashboard by clicking on the Add button.

Semester page

You can also find the reading list for your course in the course's semester pages. Click on the button Syllabus/reading lists in Leganto to go to Leganto and see the details of the reading list, such as which chapters or pages you need to read.

Canvas

Leganto is integrated in the menu in your Canvas room.

How do I understand the reading list?

A reading list in Leganto contains the same information as a regular reading list, just in a slightly different format.

The list consists of sections and citations. The sections structure the course material, and the citations are the material itself. How the course material is organized and the number of citations will vary.

The reading list

At the top, you will find general information about the list. General remarks about the reading list, course material or topics covered in lectures, will be presented there. It is also a good place to get a general overview over the contents of the list, for instance the number of sections and citations.  Use the search options to search for specific citations, filter by sections, material type, tags, etc.

Tip! To know exactly what you are expected to read, it is important to view citation details. Unfortunately, the total number of pages presented at the top of the list, is not always correct.

Citations

A citation refers to different types of course materials that are on the reading list. The most common types are books, articles, book chapters, excerpts and websites. The material type is always presented first.

Click on the citation to view more details and additional information, both at the top of the window and beneath Public note. To view all the information about the citations, click on More details.

It is especially important to check what you are actually required to read. You can find this information in the pages field, or in the Public note. 

Tip! Check also the course schedule in the semester page. The course schedule often has a column including reading list information.

How do I get access to the course material?

Check availability at the library directly in Leganto

The library may have copies of a book or a digital resource that's a part of the reading list. Use Leganto to check if a citation is available at one of UiO's libraries.

If for instance a book is available for loan, you can see the text Available in green. Check holdings in orange, on the other hand, means that all copies are on loan.

Click on the citation for more information. 

Under Links & Availability in the next window you can see if and where the book is available. Here you can also request the book for loan, find it using the library map, and contact the library if you have any questions or need help.

Get direct access to articles and the library's digital resources

If a citation is available digitally, a View online button will be visible. When you click on this link, the document will open in a new window.

You can also choose which database/source you want to open the article/resource in under Links & accessibility in the citation full view. 

What if I can't get access?

You can access e-books, electronic articles, databases and other online resources in if you work or study at UiO or OUS, whether you are on campus or at home.

If you are outside the UiO network and you are trying to open an online resource, you will first be asked to sign in with your UiO user account. If you're not given this option, or you're met with an error message, we recommend that you search for the same citation in Oria. 

Tip! If a link is broken, you can click on Report broken link/access issues to notify the library.

Useful tools in Leganto

Write private notes and mark citations as read

Use Leganto to keep track of your work with readings. You can write your own private notes and also mark citations as read.

Write private notes in a citation

• Open the reading list in Leganto
• Find and click on the citation
• Click Add note under Private note in the next window
• Write your notes and remember to click the Save button when you are finished
• You can edit or delete your private notes whenever you like by clicking Edit under Private note

Mark citations as read

Use this function to keep track of which citations you have read in the reading list.

• Open the reading list in Leganto
• Find the citation you have read
• Click on the check icon behind the citation's title

Share, export or print a reading list

Share a reading list

Use the reading list's permanent link (permalink) to share the reading list with others. The person you send the permalink to will be able to see the reading list regardless of whether they are logged on to Leganto.

• Open the reading list in Leganto
• Click on the reading list's title. A link will then appear which you can copy. This is the reading list's permalink.

Export or print a reading list

Sometimes it is necessary to export a reading list to a different format, or print it.

• Open the reading list in Leganto
• Click on the three dots at the top right corner of the list
• To export: Click Export and then choose the format you want. When you choose Word format you can also choose a reference style (APA, Chicago, MLA, etc).
• To print: Click Print

'My collection' - your own collection of citations 

Do you want to save a particularly useful article or book? Save the citation in 'My collection' – your own list/collection in Leganto for citation you want to save.  

How to add a citation to 'My collection'

1. Click on the three dots in the right corner of the citation
2. Click Copy to my collection
3. Click on Collection in the navigation menu in the left-hand margin, and you will see the citation

Remove one or multiple citations from 'Collection'

Remove one citation:

1. Click on the three dots in the right corner of the citation
2. Click Delete from collection

Remove multiple citations simultaneously:

1. Use the checkboxes to select the citations you want to remove. You can also narrow the selection by filtering the list using tags or citation types, or by using the search function.
2. Click on the three dots at the top of the list, and then click Delete selected items

Export one or more citations from 'Collection'

1. Use the checkboxes to select the citayou want to export. You can also narrow the selection by filtering the list using tags or citation types, or by using the search function.
2. Click on the three dots at the top of the list, and then click Export and choose the format

What else can I do with 'Collection'?

You can sort the citations by the date they were added, title or by author

• You can edit information in citations
• You can add new citations by using the Add item-button at the top of the list
• You can sort the citations by the date they were added, title or by author
• You can narrow the selection by filtering the list using tags or citation types, or by using the search function

The annotation tool in Leganto

Leganto has an integrated reading- and annotation tool for PDF-documents, where you can comment and annotate directly in the document in Leganto.

How do I annotate?

Leganto’s annotation tool has three main functions:

Add a comment

1. Mark the text you want to comment
2. Click the ‘Comment’-icon hovering directly above your cursor. The icon is shaped like a speech bubble
   
3. Write your comment in the then provided field. NB! Remember to state comment visibility, private or public.
   
4. Click Save

Alternatively, you can…

1. Click the same ‘Comment’-icon in the main menu
   
2. Mark the text you want to comment
3. Write your comment in the provided field. NB! Remember to state comment visibility, private or public
4. Click Save

Delete comment

1. Click the three dotted-menu to the right of your comment
   
2. Click Delete

Alternatively, you can…

1. Click the text you added a comment to
2. Click the trashcan hovering above your cursor
   

Respond to/comment other comments

1. Click the arrow at the bottom of the comment box. Nb! This option is only available on public comments.
2. Write in your comment
   
3. Click Save

Highlight text

1. Mark the text you want to highlight.
2. Click the ‘Highlight’-icon hovering directly above your cursor. The icon is shaped like a highlighter pen.
   
   
   The text is highlighted in yellow.
   
   

Alternatively, you can…

1. Click the ‘Highlight’-icon in the main menu
   
2. Mark the text you want to highlight

Delete highlight

1. Click the text you highlighted
2. Click the trashcan hovering above your cursor

Highlight/mark document using shapes

1. Click the ‘Shape’-icon in the main menu. The icon is shaped like a square.
   
   
   To change the shape colour, click the arrow to the right of the icon
   
   
2. Place the shape in the document
3. Click the ‘Comment’-icon hovering directly over the shape you just places
   
   
4. Write your comment in the provided field. NB! Remember to state comment visibility, private or public
   
5. Click Save

Delete shape/comment

1. Click on the shape
2. Click the trashcan hovering above your cursor
   
   

Alternatively, you can…

1. Click the three dotted-menu to the right of your comment
2. Click Delete

Private and public annotations

Comments can be either private or public. Private comments are only visible to yourself, while public comments are also visible to other users at UiO.

If a shape and comment is public, the shape itself is also visible to other users at UiO.

Yellow highlighting is by default private, and cannot be public.

Unfortunately, it is not currently possible to download the PDF with annotations. They form a separate layer on the PDF, which is only available in Leganto.