# 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/modules/data_connection/document_loaders/integrations/blackboard.html). ```python from langchain.document_loaders import BlackboardLoader ```