> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://synap.ac/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://synap.ac/docs/platform/library/overview.md).

# Overview

The Library stores reusable learning and assessment content created in or uploaded to Synap. A Library item is the source; Collections, Assignments, Courses and Exams decide how and when students receive it.

This section covers Library organisation and the non-Quiz item types: notes, surveys, files, embeds and Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) packages. Quizzes have their own Product Reference section because their authoring, question and configuration model is substantially larger.

### Choose an item type

| Need                                         | Item type                          |
| -------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| Author formatted learning content in Synap   | Note                               |
| Collect unscored responses                   | Survey                             |
| Deliver an existing document or media file   | Document, video, audio or ZIP file |
| Display compatible externally hosted content | Embed                              |
| Deliver packaged third-party e-learning      | SCORM package                      |

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Library items become useful to learners when they are distributed through collections, assignments, exams or another supported delivery surface.
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### A practical workflow

1. Choose the item type that matches what students need to do, not merely the file you already have.
2. Give it a clear title, owner and description so other staff can find and reuse it.
3. Preview the student-facing item on the devices you support.
4. Configure staff access and add useful attributes.
5. Deliver it through the appropriate Collection, Assignment, Course or Exam.
6. Before editing or deleting it later, check where it is used.

Changing a shared source can affect more than one learning experience. Clone it when a new version needs to develop independently; update the original when the improvement should flow through to every place that uses it.

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Library access controls which staff can find and manage the source item. Student access normally comes from the Collection, Assignment, Course or Exam through which it is delivered.
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