Your Academic Liaison Librarian can help you create and edit your online reading lists. Contact them for:
The Action Bar appears on your online reading list wherever you move your cursor, and it indicates where you are able to add content:
There are two ways to add books to your online reading list:
See guidance on both in the sections below.
1. Ensure that the Bookmark Browser Extension is added to your web browser
For more help, please look visit the page 'Adding the Bookmark Button to your web browser'.
2. Find the book that you want to recommend
We recommend that you use the Library's Enterprise search to find books, and ebooks, as this will automatically link Library availability information to your online reading list.
If the book that you want to recommend is not yet in the Library, you can use the Bookmark Browser Extension to save information from Amazon, Google Books and publisher's websites. When the Library checks and Reviews your list, we will purchase items which are not yet in stock, and let you know if there are any queries.
3. Use the Bookmark Browser Extension to save information about the article to 'My Bookmarks'
Click the Bookmark Browser Extension in your web browser. This should display a preview of what that book will look like once added to a list. Click 'Save in my bookmarks' to save details in the system. You are then given the option to add it to a list or you can add it later.
Note that print and e-books have separate entries on the catalogue. You can bookmark these separately to appear individually on the list, or you can be merge them into one entry on your reading list. See our FAQ for instructions on how to do this:
4. Adding previously bookmarked books to your online reading list
If you haven't already added the book to your list as part of the bookmarking process you can add it later. Go to your online reading list, hover over the list until the the Action Bar is in the correct place where you'd like the book to appear. Click 'Add Resource' and either select the book from your recent bookmarks, or use the search box to find a bookmarked item.
5. Add an Importance
Select Essential, Recommended or Further reading from the dropdown list next to your newly-added resource. This will help students prioritise their reading and enable the Library to purchase enough copies of the book.
1. In your online Reading List navigate to the section of the list you want to add the book to.
Hover over the list and click on click 'Add Resource' on the Action Bar.
2. Search for the book in the 'Add Resource' pop-up
Type the title of the book in the search box. This uses Nielsen Book Data to find books by title.
3. Select the book you want to add
Click the title of the book to expand the information displayed and show details of published editions, as well as their Library availability. Library availability is displayed with a tick ( ) icon.
4. Click the 'Add to list' button
This will add the book to your online Reading List and to your 'My Bookmarks' area. You can add items which are not currently in stock in the Library, and we will endeavour to purchase new items as part of the Review process.
5. Add an Importance
Select Essential, Recommended or Further reading from the dropdown list next to your newly-added resource. This will help the Library to purchase enough copies of the book and help students manage their reading.
1. Add the book to your online reading list.
If you are not sure how to do this, please click the 'Books' tab above for more information.
2. Add a student note to specify one or more chapters to read.
Click on the three dots on the right hand side of the book title, and choose 'Note for Students'. You can now type chapter information into the box which appears under the title of the book. Click 'Save' to save your note.
3. Add an importance - is this essential, recommended, or further reading?
If a book chapter is essential or recommended reading, the Library will purchase an e-book copy of the whole book, or create a copyright-cleared scan during the Review process. You can also request a digitisation of a chapter yourself via the three dots on the right of the title.
If the chapter/article you want the students to read is not available online, when you have added a resource to your online reading list, click on the three dots on the right of the title and select the 'Request Digitisation' option. Complete the form with details of the chapter/article you would like to request. There are copyright restrictions on what can be scanned, your Academic Liaison Librarian will contact you if there are any queries. Once the scan has been created, it will be available through the online reading list by clicking on the 'View online' button.
For more information on copyright-cleared chapters and the Scanning Service, please use the link below.
1. Ensure that the Bookmark Browser Extension is added to your web browser
For more help, please look visit the page 'Adding the Bookmark Button to your web browser'.
2. Find the journal article that you want to recommend
We recommend that you use the Library's Summon search to find journal articles, as this will ensure that reading list links direct students to the correct journal platform.
If the article that you want to recommend is not available from the Library, you can use the Bookmark Browser Extension to save information from other sources such as publisher's websites. When the Library checks and Reviews your list, if necessary we look to obtain a copyright-cleared copy and let you know if there are any queries.
3. Use the Bookmark Button to save information about the article to 'My Bookmarks'
Click the Bookmark Browser Extension in your web browser when viewing the webpage version of the article NOT the PDF. This should display a preview of what that article will look like once added to a list. Click 'Save in my bookmarks' to save details in the system. You are then given the option to add it to a list or you can add it later. If you try to use the Bookmark Extension with a PDF it will capture insufficient details.
4. Add saved information from 'My Bookmarks' to your online reading list
If you have not added the article to a list as part of the bookmarking process, go to your online reading list, use the Action Bar to navigate to the section of the list where you'd like the article to appear. Click 'Add Resource' and either select the article from your recent bookmarks, or use the search box to find a bookmarked item.
5. Add an Importance
Select Essential, Recommended or Further reading from the dropdown list next to your newly-added resource to help students prioritise their reading.
1. Ensure that the Bookmark Browser Extension is added to your web browser
For more help, please look visit the page 'Adding the Bookmark Button to your web browser'.
2. Find the video that you want to recommend
3. Use the Bookmark Browser Extension to save information about the video to 'My Bookmarks'
Click the Bookmark Browser Extension in your web browser. This should display a preview of what that video will look like once added to a list. The details will be brief - you can add more by clicking on the 'Edit resource' button and selecting fields to add from the list on the right. Click 'Save in my bookmarks' to save details in the system. You are then given the option to add it to a list or you can add it later.
4. Add saved information from 'My Bookmarks' to your online reading list
If you haven't already added the video to your reading list as part of the bookmarking process, go to your online reading list, use the Action Bar to navigate to the section of the list where you'd like the video to appear. Click 'Add Resource' and either select the video from your recent bookmarks, or use the search box to find a bookmarked item.
5. Add an Importance
Select Essential, Recommended or Further reading from the dropdown list next to your newly-added resource. This will help students prioritise their reading.
1. Ensure that the Bookmark Browser Extension is added to your web browser
For more help, please look visit the page 'Adding the Bookmark Button to your web browser'.
2. Find the webpage/PDF that you want to recommend
3. Use the Bookmark Browser Extension to save information about the webpage/PDF to 'My Bookmarks'
Click the Bookmark Browser Extension in your web browser. This should display a preview of what that resource will look like once added to a list. The details will be brief - add more by clicking on the 'Edit resource' button and selecting fields to add from the list on the right. Click 'Save in my bookmarks' to save details in the system. You are then given the option to add it to a list or you can add it later.
For PDFs only the link will be captured and you will be dropped into the Edit resource screen straight away. You will need to at least add the title, we also recommend adding the Authors and the Dates. To add an organisation as an author just select 'Authors' and type the name in the surname box.
4. Add saved information from 'My Bookmarks' to your online reading list
If you have not already added the resource to your list as part of the bookmarking process, go to your online reading list, use the Action Bar to navigate to the section of the list where you'd like the resource to appear. Click 'Add Resource' and either select the webpage/PDF from your recent bookmarks, or use the search box to find a bookmarked item.
5. Add an Importance
Select Essential, Recommended or Further reading from the dropdown list next to your newly-added resource. This will help students prioritise their reading.