1. Resource Lists @ Edinburgh

2. Today’s session Introduction to Resource Lists What are they?
Why are they useful?
How does the Library purchase books?
Demo
Workbook
Install the bookmark tool
Create a list
Add bookmarks

3. What is Resource Lists @ Edinburgh?

4. A service to create and manage online reading lists
The system we use is called Talis Aspire
Also used by 86 institutions (including Glasgow, St Andrews, UCL, LSE, Manchester)
Books, chapters, e-books, journal articles, websites and media can be added to lists

5. Flexible list structure
Course Organisers can invite colleagues to edit Resource Lists
Resource Lists are rolled over every year
Students access lists through or the VLE (LEARN/Moodle)

7. An example Resource List
Indicates Google book preview available
Links to ereserve scans on LEARN
Links directly to ebook

8. Bookmarks Realtime availability from DiscoverEd Link to ereserve scan
Google book preview

9. Dashboard Page views and total clicks
Traffic light indicator Total clicks on list items

10. Resource List tool on LEARN

11. Why is the Library doing this?
To improve the student experience
Makes core texts available in sufficient quantities (print) or accessible (electronic)
Provides students with easy access to core reading materials
To make it easier for academics to use Library services
Single entry point to Library services
Saves you time – lists are easy to maintain and can be rolled over each year

12. Distribute books across HUB/Reserve, Standard & Short Loan
Single entry point to library services
Resource Lists
Process
e-reserve scans
book orders
Distribute books across HUB/Reserve, Standard & Short Loan

13. An easier library
The Library makes decisions based on student numbers and priority.
Prioritised
Purchased
Moved to
Essential
1 copy per 20 students
Distributed across HUB Reserve, Short and Standard Loan, as per ratios published in the service statement
Recommended
1 copy per 40 students
Short Loan (Standard Loan at NCL)
Further reading
Only by direct request from Course Organiser (1 copy)
Standard Loan
Service is underpinned by the Resource Lists Service Statement.

14. “For the first time, this year there was no negative criticism in the course feedback from students about the availability of books and articles”
Course Organiser
“It’s great that everything is so accessible…a resource list like this makes things a lot less stressful…I think that more courses should adopt a resource list like this”
1st year undergraduate student
“The Resource Lists sync with the Library better, especially for books – I might go as far as to say it encourages students to use the Library more”
- Angus Bancroft, Course Organiser

15. Create a list: two options
Create your own list
Option 1
Accept List Creator invite
Create your list – use ‘Note for Library’
Request a review
Send your list to the Library
Option 2
Include a coversheet
Annotate your list
Accept List Publisher invite

16. 2016 Semester One deadlines
Course organiser creates list
Semester One deadline:
31st October
Library creates list
17th October
Library Learning Services accepts lists at any time of the year. Send reading lists with coversheets to:

17. Demo

19. Thank you
@ResourceListEd