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.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/library_homepage.png
:alt: The Library Homepage with content units in individual tiles

The relaunch of Libraries includes a suite of new features and functionality
that make Libraries centralized hubs for creating, managing and reusing content.
The relaunch of :ref:`Content Libraries <Content Libraries Overview>` includes a
suite of new features and functionality that make Libraries centralized hubs for
creating, managing and reusing content.

Authors can create content independently of the course outline, and reuse it in
as many courses as they'd like, with synced updates.
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Overview
**********

The Content Libraries redesign project includes a suite of new features and
The :ref:`Content Libraries redesign project <Content Libraries Overview>` includes a suite of new features and
functionality that make Libraries centralized hubs for creating, managing and
reusing content.

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###################################

Ulmo adds authoring support for Sections and Subsections (also known as
"structural blocks") in Libraries. You can now author all levels of content for
"structural blocks") in :ref:`Libraries <Content Libraries Overview>`. You can now author all levels of content for
reuse in courses. Included are improvements to syncing changes made in a Content
Library to content that has been reused in courses.

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.. _Content Libraries Overview:

Content Libraries Overview
##########################

.. tags:: educator, concept

In Studio, a Content Library is a centralized repository where you can create,
manage, and reuse course content across multiple courses. Instead of rebuilding
the same material in every course, you author content once in a library and add
it to as many courses as you need. When you update content in a library and
publish those changes, courses that use that content can sync to the latest
version centrally.

Content Libraries support all levels of course content, including individual
components (such as text, problems, and video), units, subsections, and
sections.

.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/library_homepage.png
:alt: The Library Homepage with content units in individual tiles

What You Can Do with Content Libraries
***************************************

Create and Organize Content
============================

You can author any level of course content directly in a library, using the
same editing tools available in Studio. Libraries support a wide range of
content types, including text components, problems, video, Open Response
Assessments, drag and drop, polls and surveys, word cloud, and Google
Integration blocks.

Within a library you can organize content using collections, making it easier
to group and discover related material. You can also add tags to library
content to support content alignment and discoverability across your
organization.

Reuse Content Across Courses
=============================

Once content is published in a library, you can add it to a course just as you
would add any other content in Studio. A single piece of library content can be
reused across many courses simultaneously. Because the content remains linked
to its source library, all courses benefit from updates centrally rather than
requiring manual edits in each course separately.

Customize Content for a Course
================================

Library-sourced content can be customized for a specific course without
unlinking it from the library. The following types of overrides are supported.

* **Title overrides.** You can rename any library-sourced section, subsection,
unit, or component in a course. The custom title is preserved when you sync
library updates.

* **Text content overrides.** You can edit the text content of a library-sourced
text component in a course. Overridden text components are excluded from
future content syncs, so your local edits are preserved. For standalone text
components, you can also choose at sync time whether to keep your local
content or update to the latest library version.

Sync Updates to Courses
=========================

When content in a library is updated and published, courses that use that
content are notified that updates are available. Course authors can review the
changes side-by-side with the current course content before deciding whether to
accept or ignore each update. Syncing can be initiated from the course outline,
the unit page, or the Library Updates page (accessible from the
:guilabel:`Content` menu in Studio).

Accepting a sync on a structural block — such as a section or subsection —
applies updates to all content within it, except for any components that have
local overrides.

Who Can Access a Library
*************************

Libraries have their own :ref:`user access settings <Add users to Libraries>`,
separate from courses. Access is managed through the Team Management panel in
the Administrative Console, which is accessible via the :guilabel:`ⓘ Library
Info` sidebar in Studio. Any change to a user's library access applies to that
library only and does not affect their access to other libraries or courses.

Libraries use four roles to control what each team member can do.

* **Library User** — can view and use library content in courses.
* **Library Contributor** — can create and edit content in the library.
* **Library Author** — can create, edit, and publish content in the library.
* **Library Admin** — can manage content and control team membership, including
adding and removing users and changing roles.

Only Library Admins and global site admins can add or remove team members or
change their roles.

.. seealso::

:ref:`Work with Content Libraries` (reference)

:ref:`Create a New Library` (how-to)

:ref:`Create and edit content in a Library` (how-to)

:ref:`Create and edit units in a Library` (how-to)

:ref:`Create and Edit New Subsections and Sections` (how-to)

:ref:`Add Library content to a course` (how-to)

:ref:`Add users to Libraries` (how-to)


**Maintenance chart**

+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| Review Date | Working Group Reviewer | Release |Test situation |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| 2026-04-08 | sarina | Verawood | Pass |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
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tab on the Studio Home page.

.. seealso::


:ref:`Content Libraries Redesign Teak`

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a Legacy Library` and :ref:`Get the Latest Version of Library Content <Get the Latest Version of Legacy Library Content>`.


.. seealso::

.. seealso::

:ref:`Content Libraries Redesign Teak`

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.. _Override the Title of Library-Sourced Content:

Override the Title of Library-Sourced Content
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.. tags:: educator, how-to

When you add content from a content library to your course, it is linked to
its source library and its title reflects whatever was set in the library. You
can rename that content in your course without unlinking it from the library.
Title overrides are supported for all library-sourced content, including
sections, subsections, units, and components.

.. note::
Title overrides are available starting with the Verawood release of the
Open edX platform.

Prerequisites
*************

Before you begin, ensure that you have:

- A course open in Studio.
- At least one section, subsection, unit, or component that was added to the
course from a content library.

Override a Title
****************

The steps for overriding a title depend on the type of content you are
renaming.

.. note::

Once you save a title override, there is no indicator in the current release
that marks the content as locally renamed. This is planned for a future
release.

Rename a Section, Subsection, or Unit
======================================

#. In Studio, open the course outline.

#. Locate the library-sourced section, subsection, or unit you want to rename.

#. Select the pencil icon (or click the existing title) to make it editable.

.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/library_CourseOutline-1-PencilIcon.png
:alt: The pencil icon appearing next to the title of a subsection within the course outline, to the right of the subsection's name.

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#. Enter the new title.

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.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/library_CourseOutline-2-TypeNewName.png
:alt: The title is editable in-line in the course outline.

#. Press Enter on your keyboard, or select outside the field, to save the change.

.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/library_CourseOutline-3-RenameSaved.png
:alt: The subsection is now renamed. The change is now staged for publish, indicated by the "Draft (Unpublished Changes)" label.

.. tip::

The unit, subsection, or section must be re-published for the change to take affect in the LMS.

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Rename a non-Text Component
===========================

#. In Studio, open the unit that contains the library-sourced component you
want to rename.

#. Select the pencil icon next to the component's title to make it editable.

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.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/library_UnitPageVideo-1-PencilIcon.png
:alt: The pencil icon appears in the top right of the component editor, above the main content.

#. Enter the new title.

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.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/library_UnitPageVideo-2-TypeEdits.png
:alt: The new title is entered in the top bar of the component editor.

#. Press Enter on your keyboard, or select outside the field, to save the change.

.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/library_CourseOutline-3-RenameSaved.png
:alt: The component is now renamed. The change is now staged for publish.

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The component now displays your custom title in the course. The title in the
source library is not affected.

.. tip::

The component must be re-published for the change to take affect in the LMS.

Rename a Text Component
=======================

#. In Studio, open the unit that contains the library-sourced component you want to rename.

#. Select the pencil icon next to the text component's title to make it editable.

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.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/library_UnitPageText-1-PencilIcon.png
:alt: The pencil icon appears in the top right of the component editor, above the main content.

#. Select the pencil icon next to the component's title in the modal.

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.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/library_UnitPageText-2-ModalPencilIcon.png
:alt: In the pop-up modal, the title bar of the text component will have a edit icon to the right of the text component's title.

#. Select the checkmark icon to save the new title.

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.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/library_UnitPageText-4-SaveEdit1.png
:alt: In the editable field, a checkmark icon (with tooltip "Save") appears inline with the editable field.

#. Select the save button at the bottom of the modal to save the change.

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.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/library_UnitPageText-5-SaveEdit2.png
:alt: After saving the title, focus returns to the modal. The Save button in the bottom right corner will save your changes.

.. tip::

The text component must be re-published for the change to take affect in the LMS.

How Title Overrides Interact with Syncing
******************************************

When you sync library-sourced content that has a locally overridden title,
your custom title is always preserved. Syncing never overwrites a title
override, even if the title has been updated in the source library.

There is one exception: if a piece of content is deleted in the library and
you accept that sync, the content is removed from your course even if it had
a local title override.

.. seealso::

:ref:`Add Library Content to a Course` (how-to)

:ref:`Sync a Library update to your course` (how-to)

:ref:`Override Text Content in a Library-Referenced Component` (how-to)

:ref:`Override Text Content in a Library-Sourced Structural Block` (how-to)


**Maintenance chart**

+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| Review Date | Working Group Reviewer | Release |Test situation |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| 2026-04-08 | sarina | Verawood | Pass |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
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