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| .. _Content Libraries Overview: | ||
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| Content Libraries Overview | ||
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| .. tags:: educator, concept | ||
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| 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. | ||
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| Content Libraries support all levels of course content, including individual | ||
| components (such as text, problems, and video), units, subsections, and | ||
| sections. | ||
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| .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/library_homepage.png | ||
| :alt: The Library Homepage with content units in individual tiles | ||
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| What You Can Do with Content Libraries | ||
| *************************************** | ||
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| Create and Organize Content | ||
| ============================ | ||
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| 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. | ||
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| 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. | ||
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| Reuse Content Across Courses | ||
| ============================= | ||
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| 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. | ||
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| Customize Content for a Course | ||
| ================================ | ||
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| Library-sourced content can be customized for a specific course without | ||
| unlinking it from the library. The following types of overrides are supported. | ||
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| * **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. | ||
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| * **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. | ||
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| Sync Updates to Courses | ||
| ========================= | ||
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| 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). | ||
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| 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. | ||
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| Who Can Access a Library | ||
| ************************* | ||
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| 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. | ||
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| Libraries use four roles to control what each team member can do. | ||
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| * **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. | ||
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| Only Library Admins and global site admins can add or remove team members or | ||
| change their roles. | ||
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| :ref:`Work with Content Libraries` (reference) | ||
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| :ref:`Create a New Library` (how-to) | ||
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| :ref:`Create and edit content in a Library` (how-to) | ||
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| :ref:`Create and edit units in a Library` (how-to) | ||
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| :ref:`Create and Edit New Subsections and Sections` (how-to) | ||
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| :ref:`Add Library content to a course` (how-to) | ||
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| :ref:`Add users to Libraries` (how-to) | ||
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| **Maintenance chart** | ||
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| +--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+ | ||
| | Review Date | Working Group Reviewer | Release |Test situation | | ||
| +--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+ | ||
| | 2026-04-08 | sarina | Verawood | Pass | | ||
| +--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+ |
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| .. _Override the Title of Library-Sourced Content: | ||
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| Override the Title of Library-Sourced Content | ||
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| .. tags:: educator, how-to | ||
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| 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. | ||
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| .. note:: | ||
| Title overrides are available starting with the Verawood release of the | ||
| Open edX platform. | ||
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| Prerequisites | ||
| ************* | ||
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| Before you begin, ensure that you have: | ||
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| - A course open in Studio. | ||
| - At least one section, subsection, unit, or component that was added to the | ||
| course from a content library. | ||
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| Override a Title | ||
| **************** | ||
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| The steps for overriding a title depend on the type of content you are | ||
| renaming. | ||
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| .. note:: | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| Rename a Section, Subsection, or Unit | ||
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| #. In Studio, open the course outline. | ||
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| #. Locate the library-sourced section, subsection, or unit you want to rename. | ||
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| #. Select the pencil icon (or click the existing title) to make it editable. | ||
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| .. 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. | ||
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| #. Press Enter on your keyboard, or select outside the field, to save the change. | ||
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| .. 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. | ||
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| .. tip:: | ||
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| 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 | ||
| =========================== | ||
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| #. In Studio, open the unit that contains the library-sourced component you | ||
| want to rename. | ||
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| #. 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. | ||
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| #. 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. | ||
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| #. Press Enter on your keyboard, or select outside the field, to save the change. | ||
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| .. 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. | ||
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| .. tip:: | ||
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| The component must be re-published for the change to take affect in the LMS. | ||
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| Rename a Text Component | ||
| ======================= | ||
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| #. In Studio, open the unit that contains the library-sourced component you want to rename. | ||
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| #. 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. | ||
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| #. 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. | ||
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| #. 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. | ||
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| #. 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. | ||
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| .. tip:: | ||
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| The text component must be re-published for the change to take affect in the LMS. | ||
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| How Title Overrides Interact with Syncing | ||
| ****************************************** | ||
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| 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. | ||
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| 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. | ||
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| .. seealso:: | ||
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| :ref:`Add Library Content to a Course` (how-to) | ||
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| :ref:`Sync a Library update to your course` (how-to) | ||
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| :ref:`Override Text Content in a Library-Referenced Component` (how-to) | ||
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| :ref:`Override Text Content in a Library-Sourced Structural Block` (how-to) | ||
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| **Maintenance chart** | ||
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| +--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+ | ||
| | Review Date | Working Group Reviewer | Release |Test situation | | ||
| +--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+ | ||
| | 2026-04-08 | sarina | Verawood | Pass | | ||
| +--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+ | ||
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