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Resource Lists Update: Rollover of 2014/15 lists to 2015/16

Over the weekend 5th- 8th June we will roll over published lists from 2014/15 to 2015/16.

Important: Only published lists will be rolled over. If there are any unpublished changes on your list(s) they will not be rolled over to the new list.

Please ensure that you publish any changes to your list before Friday 5th June. Changes left in draft will be lost.

During the rollover period (5-8th June) you should not edit or publish ANY lists.

You will be able to edit lists as usual, from Tuesday 9th June.

Once rollover is complete you will have two versions of your list- a 2014/15 version and a 2015/16 version

  • Lists rolled over to 2015/16 will be in DRAFT. Course Organisers are encouraged to review and revise their lists before publishing for the new academic year.
  • Previous lists (2014/15) will continue to be available to students.
  • Old versions may be archived.

If you have any questions about rollover, please get in touch Library.Learning@ed.ac.uk

More information on the service can be found on the Resource Lists using Talis Aspire webpage and the ResourceLists@Edinburgh Blog.

Our Library Learning Services team are also happy to come out to Schools to do group demos or one to ones. If you’re interested in this please email IS.Helpline @ ed.ac.uk

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Stephanie Farley

Library Learning Services Assistant

Resource Lists @ Edinburgh (using Talis Aspire) – Workshops

Univeristy of Ediburgh LogoLibrary Learning Services are running Resource List training workshops in May and June.

Sessions will include a brief overview of Resource Lists using Talis Aspire followed by a hands-on workshop. Attendees will be able to start creating their own Resource Lists and have the opportunity to find out more about managing lists using Talis Aspire.

Talis Aspire is a reading list system which allows course organisers to easily create, publish and maintain online reading lists. The system is currently used by approximately 60 HE institutions in the UK.

Any resource with a URL (web address) can be added to a list, including, books, e-books, book chapters, journal articles and videos. Course organisers can assign priority to list items (Essential, Recommended or Further reading) and add notes for students. Statistical data on list usage is also available to course organisers.

Dates are shown below and available to book via MyEd:

– Wednesday 13th May 2-4pm

– Thursday 21st May 10-12noon

– Wednesday 3rd June 10-12 noon

– Monday 15th June 2-4pm

More information on the service can be found on the Resource Lists using Talis Aspire webpage and the ResourceLists@Edinburgh Blog.

Our Library Learning Services team are also happy to come out to Schools to do group demos or one to ones. If you’re interested in this please email IS.Helpline @ ed.ac.uk

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Stephanie Farley

Library Learning Services Assistant

 

 

Resource Lists @ Edinburgh: Open Season

Univeristy of Ediburgh LogoLibrary Learning Services are now accepting reading lists for the 2015/16 academic year.

If you have a reading list that you would like to see transformed into an interactive resource list at resourcelists.ed.ac.uk we can do this for you!

While creating your list, we also provide you with a summary of the items on your list, books, journals and articles, with information on how many are held and at what locations. This means you can see in advance where additional materials might need to be ordered or moved into reserved/short loan sections of the library.

If you would like to send us your reading list there are a few important pieces of information that will help us provide you with the best possible service:

Required information for Resource List creation (PDF)

Interested in creating your own list?

We have created a detailed User Guide: Resource Lists using Talis Aspire (PDF)  to help you get started and a series of Shorter Guides that focus in on; specific tasks within Resource Lists, functions available within Resource Lists, tips, tricks, and handy information.

Workshops

Library Learning Services are again running Resource List training workshops in May and June.

Sessions will include a brief overview of Resource Lists using Talis Aspire followed by a hands-on workshop. Attendees will be able to start creating their own Resource Lists and have the opportunity to find out more about managing lists using Talis Aspire.

Dates are shown below and will shortly be available to book via MyEd:

– Wednesday 13th May 2-4pm

– Thursday 21st May 10-12noon

– Wednesday 3rd June 10-12 noon

– Monday 15th June 2-4pm

If you can’t make these sessions

If you are interested in Resource Lists @ Edinburgh but can’t attend any of the sessions above, please get in touch. We are happy to arrange alternative training sessions for individuals or small groups.

More information on how to make the most of Resource Lists can be found on the Resource Lists using Talis Aspire webpage and the ResourceLists@Edinburgh Blog.

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Stephanie Farley

Library Learning Services Assistant

Resource List Staff Survey

Univeristy of Ediburgh LogoWe are conducting a survey of registered Resource Lists @ Edinburgh (using Talis Aspire) users from 30th March – 24th April.

This survey is intended to gather feedback from programme co-ordinators, course organisers, lecturers and tutors who provided their students with a  Resource List for Session 2014/15.

The survey has been sent out to a mailing list of registered Resource List users. However if you came along to one of our workshops, demonstrations, or hands-on sessions but never registered to use the service, we’d also love to hear from you.

Survey – https://edinburgh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/resource-lists-talis-aspire-2014-15

The Library Learning Services team is available for demonstrations, 1-2-1s and  training sessions and is always happy to answer your questions about Resource Lists @ Edinburgh and Talis Aspire.

More information on how to make the most of Resource Lists can be found on the Resource Lists using Talis Aspire webpage and the ResourceLists@Edinburgh Blog.

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Stephanie Farley

Library Learning Services Assistant

Your feedback is important to us

Univeristy of Ediburgh LogoResource Lists @ Edinburgh are looking for students and/or tutors willing to catch up for an informal discussion on their experiences using this new service. Do you have half an hour free to sit down for a chat in the Business School or DHT Café? We’ll buy the coffee. Feedback is incredibly useful at this time as it helps us improve the service for next year.

If you would be available to sit down for a chat, coffee provided, please email: Library.Learning@ed.ac.uk

More information on how to make the most of Resource Lists can be found on the Resource Lists using Talis Aspire webpage and the ResourceLists@Edinburgh Blog.

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Stephanie Farley

Library Learning Services Assistant

Add and publish new content to your list throughout the semester – Exam Papers Online

Univeristy of Ediburgh LogoOne of the benefits of having an online Resource List @ Edinburgh is that the list can be updated and re-published throughout the semester to include new content.

Revision and exams are just around the corner, did you know that previous University of Edinburgh exam papers are available for practice and revision purposes on our Exam Papers Online service?

Exam Papers Online is a service provided by University of Edinburgh Library and University Collections for students and staff of The University of Edinburgh. The pages are part of the collected Degree Examination Papers of the University of Edinburgh and are provided for use by  students as a study aid.

Adding Exam Papers Online as an additional resource on your list is as easy as going to the webpage and using the ‘Add to My Bookmark‘ tool. You can link to the home page of the service, to the page relevant to your course, or directly to a specific exam that would be useful for student revision.

More information on how to make the most of Resource Lists can be found on the Resource Lists using Talis Aspire webpage and the ResourceLists@Edinburgh Blog.

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Stephanie Farley

Library Learning Services Assistant

Tuesday Tips – Sharing Bookmarks

Univeristy of Ediburgh LogoDid you know that you can share bookmarks that you have created with your colleagues?

When you create a bookmark, either to add directly to a resource list or for later use, all bookmarks are saved to your ‘My Bookmarks’ tab in Resource Lists @ Edinburgh. To share these with your colleagues requires just a few quick steps.

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Talis Aspire Resource List news: promoting resource lists to students

Univeristy of Ediburgh LogoUse the Resource List tool in Learn and Moodle to promote your Resource List to students.

We have found that academics responsible for each of the top ten most viewed lists use the Resource List Tool in Learn to promote their list(s) to students.

We recommend embedding your list in your Learn or Moodle course. This is very quick and easy to do using the Resource Lists Tool.

Adding the Resource List Tool in Learn and Moodle (PDF)

Top Ten Lists from Semester One 2014/15

  1. Sociology 1A (Susie Donnelly)
  2. American History 2 (Semester 1: Tutorial Reading Lists) (HCA)
  3. British Society, 1650 – c. 1880 (Social History 1.1) – Tutorial Readings (HCA)
  4. Social Anthropology 2 – (John Harries)
  5. British History 1 – Essay Readings 1 (HCA)
  6. British History 1 – Essay Readings 2 (HCA)
  7. British Society, 1650-1900 (Social History 1.1) – Essay (HCA)
  8. Greek World 1A: Essay Readings (HCA)
  9. British Society, 1650 – c. 1880 (Social History 1.1) – Assignment (HCA)
  10. Medieval Scottish History – Essay Readings (HCA)

If you would like any help adding the Resource List Tool or have any questions about the Resource List service, please get in touch: library.learning@ed.ac.uk

More information on how to make the most of Resource Lists can be found on the Resource Lists using Talis Aspire webpage and the ResourceLists@Edinburgh Blog.

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Stephanie Farley

Library Learning Services Assistant

 

Getting the most out of your Resource List: Dashboard

Univeristy of Ediburgh LogoDid you know that Resource Lists @ Edinburgh (using Talis Aspire) includes a  Dashboard with feedback on how often your resource list is being used and which items on your list are popular with students?

Note: you will need to be signed in in order to view the ‘Dashboard’ button on your list.

To view the Dashboard for your resource list click on the green ‘Dashboard’ button at the top of the list.   A short tutorial on Dashboard statistics will be provided, you can choose to read through the tutorial or exit at any point.

Screenshot of where to find the Dashboard button on your resource list.

 

The dashboard statistics show the number of page views, clicks on the list and the number of annotations made by students (the actual annotations are private to the student). The dashboard also provides a metadata check and suggests where you can make improvements. You can also see if the edition on your list is the most recent and if the library has a copy.

Screenshot of Dashboard features: total page views, total item clicks, total clicks within sections, total clicks on individual items. Where to choose a date range, and rating of high, moderate, or low usage.

 

If the number of views and clicks are lower than expected you may need to promote the list to students or try embedding the list in your Learn or Moodle course using the resource lists tool:

Adding the Resource List Tool in Learn and Moodle (PDF)

More information on how to make the most of Resource Lists can be found on the Resource Lists using Talis Aspire webpage and the ResourceLists@Edinburgh Blog.

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Stephanie Farley

Library Learning Services Assistant

FAQ – I often seem to trigger a library review of the list without knowing how that happens. How I can avoid that?

Univeristy of Ediburgh LogoQ. I notice that I often seem to trigger a library review of the list without knowing how that happens. How I can avoid that?

No, when a list is published (or republished) the resource list system (Talis Aspire) will automatically trigger a review of that list. The request to review the list is sent to the Library. The review process helps us check that links to resources are working as expected.

Updating a list

If you have made only minor changes to your list, we will do a quick check to make sure that the links on your list are working. We’ll let you know if we’ve had to amend anything. If your list is reviewed and everything is okay, you won’t hear from us.

New Lists

If a list is being published for the first time (and has not been created by Library staff) we will review the list and create a spreadsheet summarising availability and highlighting any queries about editions or number of copies held by the Library. A copy of the spreadsheet is emailed to the creator of the list and the relevant Academic Support Librarian.

Please be aware that we do not made any changes to the content of your list.

We may clean up metadata and fix broken web addresses where possible, otherwise the purpose of the review is only to check that links are all working, items are held by the Library, and to provide suggestions that may assist both you and your students in using the resource list.

More information on how to make the most of Resource Lists can be found on the Resource Lists using Talis Aspire webpage and the ResourceLists@Edinburgh Blog.

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Stephanie Farley

Library Learning Services Assistant