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API support for uploading and downloading citation files
We would like the Leganto APIs to support full file handling on citations.
Currently, we only see an option to remove a file from a citation via API. As far as we can tell, there is no way to:
• upload a file to a citation via API
• download a file attached to a citation via APIOur main use case is copyright compliance:
We need to automatically download files attached to citations, apply required copyright markings or notices to the files themselves, and then upload the updated versions back to the corresponding citations via API. This would replace…42 votes -
Archive courses that share reading lists when all courses are included in a Course Bulk Update job
When archiving courses using the Course Bulk Update job, the job fails if a course shares a reading list with another course. The course receives the error:
"Course cannot be archived because it has unarchived reading lists which are linked to other courses."
This is appropriate when the other associated course is not included in the set used for the job. However, it also occurs when all courses that share the reading list are included in the same input set for the Course Bulk Update job.
As a result, we have to take several additional manual steps to archive the…
12 votes -
Reset Copyright status when a file is uploaded.
When a citation is for a physical book from our collection – the copyright status is defaulted to “not required” However, if the instructor later decides to upload a file – the copyright status does not change/recalculate - it should! It could potentially violate Fair Dealing/copyright permissions.
9 votes -
Improve "Leganto identify deleted eresources" job in Alma by displaying provider information from where the resource has been deleted, pres
Whilst it is great to have the new "Leganto identify deleted eresources" job as a tool to highlight such deletes, the report should detail provider information from where the resource has been deleted and if the citation possesses any other inventory. At the moment, this report details:
- citation tile
- portfolio ID (which is no longer relevant as it will have been deleted once the report is generated)
- course code
- reading list ID
- reading list name
- citation IDThis means that there is a need to investigate each line in the report to see if:…
13 votes -
Allow option to add 'Open Access' indicator to citations in bulk job
As of 2026, visual icons have been introduced as options in Leganto citations to indicate Open Access and/or Open Educational Resources. This idea focuses on the Open Access indicator specifically.
This OA icon can be added manually when editing an individual citation, by ticking a box. Also, in cases where we have an OA resource in Primo and the familiar open padlock icon is present on the record, this icon will now display automatically on reading list citations to show it is Open Access, if cited via our collections since the recent introduction of the indicator. However there isn’t a…
13 votes -
Displaying Edition Information in Alma Reading Lists
Currently, book citations in Alma reading lists display only basic bibliographic details: title, ISBN, and subject. It would be very helpful to have a field for book edition information as well.
14 votes -
Leganto UI: Remove the Full Details link to simplify interface options
There are four different places that staff can click on a citation to view, add or edit information which is unnecessarily confusing.
Suggestion: Remove the full details link as this pane can also be opened by clicking on the availability info. This would leave three distinct options for viewing and editing citation information:
- Clicking on the citation allows notes and tags to be added and digitisation requests to be placed.
- Clicking on the availability info gives full detail about holdings/links
- Clicking on edit allows the staff member to edit the item details
This would simplify the interface and also has…
15 votes -
Improve searching for citations in Leganto list view
Searching for citations in Leganto can sometimes show inaccurate and unexpected results. For example, if someone tries to use "" to search for an exact phrase, it won't bring up results because "" isn't supported as a search operator. Or, if a book title has a special character - e.g.( /?/-/./( - in it, including that character in your search won't bring up the book. There is also no support for partial matching on words, e.g. "manage" won't bring up "management". This causes confusion for users if they don't understand why results are being affected and can't find resources. We…
54 votes -
Integrate CCC Annual Academic License (RightFind) Coverage Checks into Leganto
Leganto currently integrates with the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) only for pay‑per‑use licensing. Many institutions, however, already hold a CCC Annual Academic License, requiring staff and instructors to manually check permissions in RightFind outside of Leganto. Integrating automated annual license coverage checks (via RightFind or CCC repertoire lookup) directly into the Leganto citation workflow would eliminate duplicate work, reduce errors, and surface clear copyright status at the point of citation creation. This would save time, improve instructor and staff workflows, strengthen copyright compliance, and better leverage existing CCC investments—making Leganto a more complete system for managing course readings.
23 votes -
Course resources with multiple pages
Request for navigation to remain on current page after saving edits to a citation. Currently it will jump back to page one.
Create persistent menu bar in Reading List level: Ability to continue working down a list while still having the menu commands present
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Colour-coding on tags (especially Importance tags)
I think this is an idea floated before, but it's come up again as feedback and I would like Ideas Exchange to revisit :)
Tags are not very visually different from the general colourscheme on Leganto; this makes them harder to pick out from the rest of the citation. Additionally, we use student tags for Importance (Essential/Recommended/Further) as part of our commitment to flexible and inclusive teaching. It would be really useful if we could pick colours for these tags a) to help students spot them more easily on the citations, and b) so we could colour-code for importance levels,…
7 votes -
Allow institutions to configure which citation statuses should be considered as equivalent to Complete
In Leganto it is possible to create custom citation statuses.
One such custom status we have created is 'Complete - no eBook available'. We use this status to indicate to teaching staff that a citation has been processed by the library but that it has not been possible to purchase it electronically. To all intents and purposes this status is equivalent to Complete, but provides additional information.
We would like to be able to configure Leganto to define which statuses should be considered as Complete. This would be useful, for example, when filtering citations in Alma, where there are options…
48 votes -
Close the pop up window after viewing full details or editing a citation by clicking on the main list behind
Next to each citation in a Leganto list, there are options to view Full Details, Edit or Share. When you click on either Edit or Full Details, a pop-up window opens on the right of the screen. This window can only be closed by clicking on the x to close pane. However, the Share pop-up window and the 3 dot menu have light dismiss functionality and can be closed just by clicking back into the main list. It would be more intuitive to users if all pop-up windows and menus had the light dismiss functionality, to close simply by clicking…
6 votes -
Enable 'Add to Reading List' for Other Librarians' Lists within the Library
Currently, from a specific book record, it is not possible to use 'Add to reading list' to assign the book to a reading list created by another librarian, but only to reading lists created by me. Is it possible to open up the option to add books using 'Add to reading list' across all reading lists associated with a specific library? This would greatly support teamwork in our department, where all librarians collaborate on a project to add reading lists for courses.
4 votes -
Provide accurate Citation Type data in Purchase Requests
The purchase request records created by the new Purchase Request Workflow introduced in June 2026 include the requestor's choice of physical or electronic format. But they may not accurately reflect the choice of Citation Type made in Leganto. This is because the resulting Purchase Request has only two Citation Types: Book and Journal. If the submitted request is for one of those two types, then they are accurately reflected in the Purchase Request processed by Acquisitions staff. But if any other Citation Type is selected in Leganto, such as an article, video, or music score, it is not accurately reflected…
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Clicking on 'Full details' should take you directly to the 'Details' tab
When clicking on 'Full details', you are directed to the 'Links and availability' tab, whereas you should be taken directly to the 'Details' tab AND not have to click on 'More item details' once in the Details tab.
When clicking on 'View online', you are taken to the 'Links and availability' tab (which makes sense), so one would expect that clicking on 'Full details' would take you to the 'Details' tab. Most likely, this is what users want when selecting 'Full details' instead of actually clicking on the link.
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Copy reading list assignee for instructor rollover
In the Course Loader integration, there is an option to "On Rollover Copy Assignee." This same option should also be available for instructor‑initiated list rollover.
When an instructor rolls over a reading list, the existing assignee should automatically be copied to the new list. In addition, an automated email notification should be sent to the assignee to inform them that they have been assigned to the newly rolled‑over list.
For institutions who enable the feature, this would ensure consistent assignee handling regardless of rollover method while reducing the need for staff to track unassigned reading lists in the Alma task…
10 votes -
Leganto integration with LMS Canvas Ignite AI functionality
I find it essential to develop an integration between Leganto and the new Canvas Ignite LMS functionality to make it easier for students to find reading lists directly within Canvas
4 votes -
Allow institutions to configure the order of list creation options on the LMS quick start screen
(NOTE: This idea is piggybacking off of LENH-I-6142, an enhancement request submitted by Kingston University in London, which did not receive enough votes in Round 1 to be sent to Ex Libris).
When the AI syllabus assistant is enabled for instructors, this option appears as the first (and largest) tile on the quick start screen. While we would like to eventually introduce this option to faculty, we'd prefer more of a soft launch approach that leaves the two standard existing options (create list and roll over list) as the most prominent/default workflow, while establishing the syllabus assistant tile as an…
8 votes -
Uploading Word documents for Social Annotation
We would like to be able to upload Word documents in addition to PDFs for use in the Social Annotation feature as PDFs pose difficulty for accessibility work.
1 vote
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