Leganto: digital reading lists
With Leganto, you can centrally create, manage and share reading lists for your courses – fully integrated into Moodle.
“I have used Leganto for several of my courses (Analysis I and II for D-MATH and currently for ‘Mathematik III’ for D-CHAB) and will of course continue to use it in my future teaching. The ability to provide an attractive page within my Moodle course where students can quickly find all relevant (and further) references, access direct links to resources, check whether a book or other material is available in the ETH-Bibliothek, and give feedback on potential acquisitions, as well as to include different types of resources, makes Leganto extremely valuable.” Dr Laura Kobel-Keller, Department of Mathematics
“Yes, I personally find Leganto a useful tool and hope it also helps our students. We use Leganto within Moodle to organise the literature relevant to our course ‘Introduction to Process Engineering’. Creating and managing reading lists is straightforward and supported by the ETH-Bibliothek. Our students can access e-books, standards and more with a single click, which saves time and ensures everyone is working from the same materials. We consider Leganto an extremely valuable addition to our Moodle course.” Dr Felix Donat, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering
You can view an example list via external page this link.
How do I create a Leganto list?
- Register for the library.
- Activate the edit mode in your Moodle course
- Add a new activity or resource and select “Leganto reading list”.
- Click on the newly created Leganto link in your Moodle course.
This video shows you the most important steps and functions:
The ETH Library is happy to assist you with any questions relating to Leganto. Please email with your enquiry or book a course or a personal consultation.
- Course: Leganto reading lists in a nutshell
- Individual consultation: Book a Librarian
What are the advantages for lecturers?
- Link ETH library resources for easy access to licensed media.
- Add your own materials such as presentations, scripts, exercise files, videos or audio recordings to a list.
- Initiate scan orders or purchase request to the ETH library directly in Leganto
- You can connect Zotero, Mendeley und EndNote with Leganto and add elements to the list from there.
- Share your reading lists with your students through Moodle or a link.
What are the advantages for students?
- Students have direct and complete access to all relevant course materials in one place.
- They can export the Leganto reading list into a personal literature management tool.
FAQ for Students
I cannot access the reading list!
- Are you registered with the library?
Follow these Download instructions (PDF, 936 KB) (in German) to register with the library. - Did you access the list via your Moodle course?
Go to your Moodle course and click the puzzle shaped Leganto tile.
I cannot access a resource!
- For full access to the literature, you must be on the ETH network or connected via VPN.
- If a link in the list does not work, report it directly to .