Course Reserves

What Kinds of Resources Can I Use?

• Online resources from our library:
  • eBooks
  • journal articles
  • theses and dissertations
  • conference proceedings
  • streaming videos and more
• Print books from our collection
  • You may request purchase of materials, however, keep in mind that not all books are available in electronic format through our vendors, and not all eBooks have unlimited access usage
  • Typically, no more than 10-20% of a print work can be made available digitally through our Access Copyright License. If you require more than 20% of a print work for your class, you should request to have the book placed on Print Reserves in the library or have copies ordered to the bookstore
• Resources outside of the library including:
  • Web resources
  • PDF documents with citation information
  • YouTube videos
  • Open access or Creative Commons licensed materials

Please allow 4-6 weeks for processing of new course reserve requests and communicate your request well in advance of the start of your course.

Adding a Resource from the Library Catalogue

To request a resource from the library catalogue, start by viewing a reading list. Select Add Items to request readings for your course. The right sidebar changes, offering several options to add citations.

Select Library Search

Select the search scope (from the Search In drop-down menu), and enter search criteria.

The following search filters are available:

• OCAD U + OMNI Libraries
• OCAD U Library
• Course Reserves
• Newspapers
• Alma

Select Search. Results will appear in the right-hand sidebar.

For additional search options, select Advanced Search. You can select which fields in which to search, or you can optionally select whether to include or hide records that do not provide full-text access.

The search results include information about each resource, as well as several options.

• Select Add to List, select the section, and select Add to add the resource as a citation to the selected section. You can also drag and drop the citation to a specific location in the list. Leganto remembers the last used list and section.
• Select Add to Clipboard to add the resource to My Clipboard. You can add several resources to My Clipboard and add all of them to a reading list at once.

Click here for a quick video tutorial on adding resources from the library.

New Feature - Cite It! Tool

Cite It! is a bookmark extension that you can add to your browser. When you are browsing any web site, Cite It! enables you to add the resource on the current page as citation to a reading list in Leganto.

To install Cite It! make sure your web browsers bookmarks toolbar is enabled and showing at the top of your screen.

Open the User Menu and click Cite it!

Drag and drop the Cite It! button wherever you’d like to place it into your bookmarks bar.

When you’re viewing an external website just click Cite It! in your bookmarks bar to open the import tool that will add your citation to your list. Be sure to select the resource list you want it to appear in, and then Add and Close.

Please note that the Cite It! tool will only work if you are logged into Leganto.

Watch this short video for more information on using the tool.

Adding a Resource Manually

Similar to our old Course Reserves platform, if you would like to add a resource manually, you can do so by using the blank form or uploading a file.

Using the Blank Form

When viewing a reading list, select Add Items. The right sidebar changes, offering several options to add citations.

Select Blank Form.

Select the Type of resource. The sidebar refreshes with fields that are appropriate for the selected type.

Uploading a File

Select Add Items, then Upload a File.

Drag a file into the box or click to browse your files.

Your file will populate within Leganto and the system will attempt to fill out bibliographic information. You may be prompted to fill out additional citation information.

Click here for a quick video tutorial on adding your own resources.