Bibliography Introduction

Introduction

Use literature lists from literature management programs like Citavi or Endnote in ILIAS.

  • Export your literature list from your literature management program.
  • Create a new literature list in ILIAS with the export file or import an existing literature list object.
  • The imported literature lists can be displayed and downloaded in ILIAS.
  • Literature can be searched in online libraries.

Use a literature list in teaching.

Learning can be supported meaningfully by providing literature recommendations on a topic. Those who want to delve deeper into a topic will soon need a tool to manage many literature recommendations.

Programs such as Endnote or Citavi support the management of literature and the structured storage of citations, comments, and bibliographic references.

Teachers can share their literature recommendations in a standardized, digital format and thus support learning in several ways.
Learners can import these literature lists into literature management programs, process them directly, or use and expand them later in presentations and written work.
With the standardized format, learners can make the bibliography available to others.

Settings

Put literature list online or offline.

You want to put the title of the literature list online or offline.

  1. Open the tab Settings.
  2. Activate the checkbox Online.
  3. Click on the Save button.
  4. ILIAS switches the literature list online.

Rename the literature list or change the description

You want to change the title of the literature list or add a description.

  1. Open the Settings tab.
  2. Enter the desired title for your literature list in the Title input field.
  3. If desired, enter a description for your literature list in the Description input field. This will appear below the title of the literature list.
  4. Click on the Save button.
  5. ILIAS accepts your entries and reports "Changes saved".

Overwrite entries on the literature list.

You want to replace an already created literature list and overwrite it with a new one.

  1. Open the Settings tab.
  2. Activate the checkbox Overwrite entries.
  3. ILIAS shows the upload window Literature list file.
  4. Click on the button "Select file."
  5. ILIAS then opens the upload dialog of your browser.
  6. Locate the literature list with which you want to replace the previous one on your computer.
  7. Confirm each with Open.
  8. ILIAS shows you the selected literature list behind the button "Select file."    
    Note: The maximum allowed upload size here is 400.0 MB, allowed file types are .ris, .bib, and .bibtex.
  9. Click Save to replace the literature list.
  10. ILIAS overwrites the literature list and reports: "Changes saved".

Assign a tile image to a literature list.

You want your literature list displayed in the tile view with a tile image.

Prerequisite: The tile view has been selected to present the contents in the parent container object.

  1. Open the Settings tab of the corresponding literature list.
  2. Use the Select File button in the Tile Image section to select the desired file from your local computer. You can only upload .png, .jpg, and .jpeg files and define them as tile images. The file must not be larger than 400.0 MB.
  3. Afterward, click on Save.
  4. ILIAS reports "Changes saved" and displays the tile image in the overview of the parent container object.

Note: Select the Delete existing file checkbox to remove the tile image again and click Save.

Using literature lists

Download literature list

Teachers have compiled a literature list for you. You can process this list in a literature management program, such as Citavi or Endnote.

You want to download the literature list.

  1. Click on the Contents tab in the Literature list object.
  2. Click on the Download original file button.
  3. The original file will be opened with the respective literature management program or saved at the location of your choice.

Search literature in the online library.

You want to research the title of the literature list in an online library.

Prerequisite: The use of online libraries has been activated on your platform. If the online libraries are not available, please get in touch with your technical support. To do so, click the Contact Technical Support link at the bottom of the page.
Ask that your desired online library be added under Administration > Repository and Objects in the Literature List entry.
Only if the bibliographic information in the bibliography also contains an indication of the corresponding position in the library system the holdings query via the buttons of the same name will work
(e.g.

  1. They are located in the literature list in the Contents tab.
  2. Click on the stock query button on the right side of the screen of the respective literature. This can also be a logo if one has been stored.
    If applicable, several online libraries have been deposited in your ILIAS installation. To see them, click on the title of the literature and then the button of the desired online library.
  3. ILIAS opens an external page with a search mask of the assigned library. Here you can check if the literature is available and order the work if necessary.