| # Blackboard | |
| >[Blackboard Learn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackboard_Learn) (previously the `Blackboard Learning Management System`) | |
| > is a web-based virtual learning environment and learning management system developed by Blackboard Inc. | |
| > The software features course management, customizable open architecture, and scalable design that allows | |
| > integration with student information systems and authentication protocols. It may be installed on local servers, | |
| > hosted by `Blackboard ASP Solutions`, or provided as Software as a Service hosted on Amazon Web Services. | |
| > Its main purposes are stated to include the addition of online elements to courses traditionally delivered | |
| > face-to-face and development of completely online courses with few or no face-to-face meetings. | |
| ## Installation and Setup | |
| There isn't any special setup for it. | |
| ## Document Loader | |
| See a [usage example](/docs/integrations/document_loaders/blackboard). | |
| ```python | |
| from langchain_community.document_loaders import BlackboardLoader | |
| ``` | |