Create Reading Lists in Library Link

Library Link is a tool for course instructors to curate their course reading materials while also communicating with the library.

Connecting the Reading List to Your Course

Before you begin building your list, you must first connect it to your course. This can be done directly in Library Link or through Moodle

Through the Library Link Interface

  1. Go to the Library Link website <www.stolaf.edu/librarylink> and log in using your St. Olaf credentials
  2. Click +Create list
  3. Select Start from blank list
  4. Enter a name for the list (e.g. "Reading List" or "Course Materials")
  5. Link the reading list to your course. Courses can be searched by:
    • Course name
    • Course code
    • Instructor name
  6. Choose how to organize your list
    • The default style organizes items on the list into one section
    • The weeks style allows you to break the reading list into subsections
  7. Click Create list

Through Moodle

  1. On the home page of your Moodle course, make sure the Edit Mode is toggled on in the upper right corner.
  2. Click the plus sign at the bottom of the section/tile where you'd like to add Library Link.
  3. Select Activity or resource
  4. Find St. Olaf Library Link
  5. Enter in a name for the tool (e.g. "Reading List" or "Course Materials")
  6. Click Save and return to course

Create a Reading List

Reading lists can be created from scratch or copied from other courses or previous terms. To start a new list:

  1. Click Create new list
  2. Give the list a name
  3. Choose how to organize your list
    • The default style organized items on the list into one section
    • The weeks style allows you to break the reading list into subsections
  4. Click Create list

Adding Items to the Reading List

There are several ways to add items to a reading list. Here are a few of the more commonly-used methods

Using the Library Catalog

  1. Click +Add
  2. Select Search the library
  3. Search for the resource you'd like to add to your reading list
  4. Once you've found the resource you're looking for, click the plus sign in the bottom right of the record
  5. Click Add

Uploading a File

  1. Click +Add
  2. Select Upload files
  3. Add the file using the drag and drop or browse feature
  4. Click Next
  5. Add any relevant item details
  6. Click Next
  7. Click Add

Manually

  1. Click +Add
  2. Select Manual entry
  3. Select a resource type and input a title for the resource
  4. Click Next
  5. Add any relevant item details
  6. Click Next
  7. Click Add

Note: depending on the metadata added, manually entered items may be automatically connected to library materials

Publishing the Reading List

When the list is complete, you must publish it. This will 1) make the list visible to students, and 2) notify library staff of any processing that needs to be done (e.g. moving items from the stacks to the course reserves shelf).

  1. Click the My list is ready button at the top of the tool window
  2. If desired, select Also publish the list to students 
  3. Click Send

Any questions about course reading lists and course reserves can be sent to reserves@stolaf.edu

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