Reading Lists

The Library uses an online reading list system. It offers academic staff the opportunity to manage and develop reading lists online and allows for a flexible approach to organising readings for courses. Readings can now be organised by week or theme, to echo the way you teach.

The Library still needs to know the significance of material you recommend to your students, in order that we can purchase the correct number of texts to support your teaching. Our reading list system provides tools and functionality to incorporate instructions to the Library when you create or edit your lists.

Getting help with creating and managing your online reading list

Our Learning and Teaching Support Team is happy to provide whatever support you feel is necessary. We'll be happy to arrange one-to-one training at a venue of your choice. We can arrange training sessions for small or large groups. We are also available for advice and support via phone and email. Please contact the Teaching & Learning Support team (readinglists.lib@sussex.ac.uk Tel: 01273 877632) if you would like to arrange a session.

Book a place on a practical workshop to help you develop and manage your reading list.

Printable How-To Sheets (Getting Started)

We have produced this series of quick and printable "How-To" sheets designed to address the basic functions of the reading list system. If you feel that other issues should be addressed for users, please let us know and we'll update and expand them:

1 Does Your Module Have a List?

2 How to Set-Up Your List(s)

3 Adapting Your Browser to Bookmark Items (Essential)

4 Adding a Library Book

5 Adding a Non-Library Book

6 Adding Journal Articles

7 Adding Other Items (Youtube Videos, Online News Articles and Images)

8 Populating Your List

9 Completing Your List (Essential)

FAQs

While we build the FAQs section of the site, answers to the most common questions can be found here:

Reading List FAQ's [PDF 222.00KB]

Instructional Youtube Videos

These videos are externally produced and hosted, we do not have any responsibility for their content. A wider search of youtube may reveal more information, this is just a brief selection of "official" videos that deal with the most common questions and concerns.

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1. Adding Bookmarked Resources to Your List

2. Adding the Bookmarklet tool for Firefox

3. Bookmarking from a Journal Article Provider

4. Adding Bookmarked Resources to Your List

5. Exporting a List in Citation Format

6. Setting the Importance Value of an Item

External Links

Official Talis Aspire Support Site:
This is a combined FAQs and message board where users of Aspire can share knowledge and ask each other questions. As the system has been in place at some institutions for a number of years, there's a great deal of information that has accumulated here and which may help your use of the programme.

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