--- title: Creating and Using Content Libraries in Open edX Course description: Content libraries are a pool of components e.g. HTML, Problem types, and Video which are then used in Randomized assignments in your course. Tip: Make sure you have logged in to the Open edX Studio be --- [Skip to content](https://help.edly.io/docs/creating-and-using-content-libraries-in-open-edx-course#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![](https://help.edly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Edly%20by%20Arbisoft%20(Red%20and%20Gray)-1.png?width=100&height=75&name=Edly%20by%20Arbisoft%20(Red%20and%20Gray)-1.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - Visit edly.io Visit edly.io Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Edly Knowledge Base](https://help.edly.io/docs?hsLang=en) 2. [Studio](https://help.edly.io/docs/studio?hsLang=en) 3. [Exercises and Tools](https://help.edly.io/docs/studio?hsLang=en#exercises-and-tools) # Creating and Using Content Libraries in Open edX Course ### Overview Content libraries are a pool of components e.g. HTML, Problem types, and Video which are then used in Randomized assignments in your course. **Tip: **Make sure you have logged in to the Open edX Studio before proceeding with the article.  ### Create a Library To create a library, follow the following steps: - On the **Studio Home** page, click the **New Library** button to create a new library. ![Lib1](https://help.edly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20images/Lib1.png?width=688&height=186&name=Lib1.png) - Enter the required information to create a new library, and select **Create**. ![Lib2](https://help.edly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20images/Lib2.png?width=688&height=303&name=Lib2.png) - To add content to the library, select the components you want to add to the library. Adding content in the library is similar to adding content in the course. ![Lib3](https://help.edly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20images/Lib3.png?width=688&height=363&name=Lib3.png) - You can import/export libraries the same as you can import/export courses. ![Lib4](https://help.edly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20images/Lib4.png?width=688&height=146&name=Lib4.png) - You can also provide team access to libraries from the **User Access** button in the **Settings** drop-down. ![Lib5](https://help.edly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20images/Lib5.png?width=688&height=296&name=Lib5.png) ![Lib6](https://help.edly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20images/Lib6.png?width=687&height=296&name=Lib6.png) ### Add Randomized Content XBlock To use the content libraries in the course, follow the following steps to use the libraries in **Randomized Content XBlock.** - To enable content libraries in the course, click Advanced Settings in the Settings drop-down within the course. ![Lib7](https://help.edly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20images/Lib7.png?width=688&height=236&name=Lib7.png) - Enter the module name **library\_content** to be used in the course and click on the **Save Changes** button. ![Lib8](https://help.edly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20images/Lib8.png?width=688&height=368&name=Lib8.png) ### Add Library into a Unit - After adding the module name, click on the **Advanced** tab in the course unit in the **Add New Component** area, and select the **Randomized Content Block**. ![Lib10](https://help.edly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20images/Lib10.png?width=688&height=454&name=Lib10.png) - In the **Randomized Content Block**, select the library and enter the number of components to display to each student in the **Counts** field. You can also select the types of problems to display from the **Problem Type** dropdown. After adding all the information, click on the **Save** button. ![Lib11](https://help.edly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20images/Lib11.png?width=688&height=272&name=Lib11.png) ![Lib12](https://help.edly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20images/Lib12.png?width=688&height=229&name=Lib12.png) In this unit of the course, random questions will be displayed to the students from the selected library. 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