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Leganto, a course materials solution from Ex Libris, embeds the library into teaching and learning workflows, connecting students and instructors with library resources. The new AI Syllabus Assistant enables faculty or library staff to upload a course syllabus file, then sit back as Leganto’s AI rapidly analyzes the document and generates a complete, organized course materials list, linking materials to library collections. This transformation allows librarians to play a scale up support for student success and institutional goals.
Leganto AI Syllabus Assistant
Instructors and library staff can effortlessly upload a syllabus or any file that contains course materials and create a reading list with a couple of clicks.
- Effortlessly upload of reading lists – Instructors and library staff can effortlessly upload a syllabus or any file that contains course materials and create a reading list with a couple of clicks.
- Quickly identifies references – The AI Syllabus Assistant will identify all references to course materials, including full references, section information, the course title, links among others.
- Check library collections – Empower your instructors to seamlessly check their course materials against your library collections, ensuring equitable and affordable access for all students.
- Valuable insights – The Syllabus Assistant offers you valuable insights into resource gaps, enabling informed purchasing decisions to enhance your collections.
The AI Syllabus Assistant will identify all references to course materials and create a Leganto list. The list will be created with as much information as possible, including full references, section information, and the course title.
- Deliver measurable return on investment and help your institutions make smarter decisions—financially, academically, and operationally.
- Enable your universities to maximize the value of existing library investments.
- Drives student success and retention while strengthen institutional reputation.
AI Syllabus Assistant empowers instructors to seamlessly check their course materials against the library collections, ensuring equitable and affordable access for students.
- Librarians can promote selected resources
- Leganto automatically embeds direct links to free library-owned items
- Leganto drives the use of pay-per-use models and open educational resources
- Students can easily access valuable librarian expertise and services
The Syllabus Assistant offers libraries valuable insights into resource gaps, enabling informed purchasing decisions to enhance their collections.
- Leganto streamlines the creation and management of course materials.
- Leganto integrates with existing resources like the LMS and Alma.
- Leganto saves valuable time for librarians, faculty and students.
- Leganto does not only supports faculty directly, but helps universities scale teaching impact without additional headcount.
Leganto AI Syllabus Assistant
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