Managing unit resources

Use Leganto within your iLearn unit to make reading lists available for your unit.

Reading list items can include:

• journal articles or book chapters
• ebooks and streaming video
• links to freely available online resources
• physical items (eg books, DVDs) in the Library collection.

Through Leganto you can request resources required for teaching that are not held by the Library. You can also submit requests for digitisation of print resources.

Due to copyright and licence conditions, you must not upload readings directly into iLearn. Using Leganto ensures you meet and manage any copyright permissions for teaching material.

Learn more about creating, editing and managing your reading lists in our Leganto for conveners guide.

The Library Unit Readings team can provide expert advice to maximise the availability of required readings and assist in understanding the complexity of different publisher access models. Publishers may place barriers on access to some e-resources, including limiting the number of users who can access a resource at one time. This may impact where reading lists materials are intended for use in online exams and other assessment tasks.

To maximise access to required readings, the Unit Readings team provides advice regarding the use and availability of Open Education Resources (OER). These are freely accessible and openly licensed teaching and learning materials that students and teaching staff can reuse, share, revise and remix. OER provide an affordable alternative to traditional textbooks and assist in overcoming access barriers inherent in other electronic resources.

The Library is committed to providing equitable access to required unit materials. Read more about our approach to accessibility and equity through online unit readings. An online approach provides wider access and has a number of benefits including:

• addressing equity considerations ensuring students are not disadvantaged if they are unable to physically access a print Reserve collection.
• responding to the needs of students who are enrolled as distance students as they are unable to easily access a print Reserve collection.
• supporting modern forms of blended learning and study, making resources accessible wherever and whenever students study directly from iLearn.

Titles previously housed in the Reserve collection have been located into the main collection for normal borrowing periods.

Leganto allows you to identify prescribed textbooks for your unit. Add the ‘Required’ tag to these items, as they may require purchase for the collection, and ebook copies to be managed for high use.

Note: Turnaround times for new textbooks requests vary, so early advice on your unit resource requirements is appreciated.