If you have any questions about using online Reading Lists which are not covered in this guide, please contact your Academic Liaison Librarian.
Webinars
Webinars on using online Reading Lists are available throughout the academic year. Please visit our UoRLearn for more information and to book a place.
1-1 training and support
You can make an appointment with your Academic Liaison Librarian to go over any aspect of using online Reading Lists. To set up a meeting, please contact your Academic Liaison Librarian.
Please follow the instructions below to export resources from 'My Bookmarks' into your EndNote Library.
Please follow the instructions below to export resources from an online Reading List into your EndNote Library.
Based on instructions developed by Jo Akers at Oxford Brookes University
Please follow the instructions in this PDF guide.
Not all resources can be saved using the Bookmark Button and Talis have developed a Bookmarklet Extension tool which can bookmark from some of these resources.
For example, if you are trying to bookmark articles from an Emerald database, you will need to use the browser extension instead of the Bookmark Button.
A full list of resources and the best way to bookmark them is included below.
If you are trying to save a resource from a particular website or database, and find that this is not working, please contact your Academic Liaison Librarian.
Yes, you can add an ebook link to the bookmarked print record - please see the screencast below for a demonstration. The Library team will also check to ensure that ebook links are added wherever available, but adding an ebook link can save time and ensure that the link is more readily available to your students.
No. But you can import bookmarked items from one reading list into your 'My Bookmarks' page and then add these to another list by dragging and dropping them into the new list. See the advice given above on importing bookmarks from an existing list. Download our step by step guide below.
You need to be logged in to the system to view draft lists. If you are not logged in, you will receive an error message along the lines of 'Page not found'
I cannot see the 'create a list' option in my account, why is this? To be able to create, edit, publish and share lists on the system you need to have been allocated the 'role' of 'list publisher'. If you have not received an automated email from @talisaspire.com inviting you to accept an invitation to become a ‘List Publisher’, then contact your Aacdemic Liaison Librarian for further help.
Lists deletion can only be undertaken by the system administrators. Please email readinglists@reading.ac.uk if you wish to have a list deleted. Please provide a reason for the list to be deleted.
Yes, it is possible to create more than one list for the same module - please be aware that if you do this, you will need to link twice in Blackboard so that students have access to both lists. In some cases, you may prefer to split the list into multiple sections, and link to each section separately in Blackboard - this means that you will only have to manage one list each year.
Please contact your Academic Liaison Librarian for more information on the options available.
Please see the guidance on our 'Saving and Sharing your online reading list' page, linked below.
Please see the guidance on our 'Saving and Sharing your online reading list' page, linked below.
This is not possible in the online Reading Lists system, but it is possible within Blackboard to link to a section of a reading list, and edit the settings to make the link available after a certain date.
Please see the guidance on our 'Saving and Sharing your online reading list' page, linked below.
Not at this time. The online Reading Lists system (Talis) should only be used for modules delivered within the UK (i.e. at Whiteknights or London Road), it is not licensed for use at our international partnership institutions/campuses. The University Library availability information linked to each print item and our e-resource and copyright licensing agreements preclude the use of this software for modules taught at our international partnership institutions/campuses, including Malaysia.
List deletion can only be undertaken by the system administrators. Please email readinglists@reading.ac.uk if you wish to have a list deleted, including a reason why the list is no longer needed.