Course Reserves

Requesting Reserves

Types of Resources in Leganto:

• 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 3-4 weeks for processing of new course reserve requests and communicate your request well in advance of the start of your course.

• Adding Items from the Library  Catalogue
• Using Cite It! Tool to Add Items from External Resources
• Uploading Files and Including a Copyright Statement
• Adding Items Manually

Adding Items from the Library Catalogue

1. You can add resources to your list by clicking +Add button and selecting Search the library.

2. Search Box will appear in the right-hand sidebar. For additional search options, select Advanced Search

You can 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

3. You can optionally select to include records without full-text access. Library staff will process your request and add resources to the list. 

Using Cite It! Tool to Add Items from External Resources

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.

1. Click the Settings Icon located at the top right and click Cite it! tool.

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

3. 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.

Uploading Files and Including a Copyright Statement

1. You can upload files into your list by clicking +Add button and selecting Upload Files.

2. Drag and drop files to the list or click to browse for a file.

3. Tick the Copyright Information box confirming you have permission to share the document or to request library to review the resource for copyright compliance. Select Next.

4. Enter or edit the Item Details and select Next. Optionally, select the section to which to add the file and select Add.

Adding Items Manually 

If you can't find any results by searching the library (OCAU + Omni Libraries), you can add an item manually.

1. Select Add Manual Entry. The Manual entry wizard appers.

 2. Fill out the required citation information and add the item to the list. The Library staff will follow up and process the request.