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Course Materials & Reading List Service

Instructors

Instructor FAQs

Use the steps below to get started with the Reading List Service. For additional information and advanced features visit our Reading List Library Guide or contact the course materials team.

Students

Student FAQs

Course materials and reading lists are available through the Reading List Service or through your courses in eClass. You can also create your own reading lists using the steps below.

Direct Link to the Course Materials & Reading List Service

Creating a Reading List

Please use Google Chrome to create your reading lists.

Step 1

Install the Extension

Go to the Talis Aspire Reading Lists Bookmarking extension in the Chrome Web Store and click "Add to Chrome."

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Step 2

Create your List

Create a reading list in the Reading List Service. Make sure you use the correct course code - example ANTHR 208 LEC-A1: Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology.

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Step 3

Organize your List

You can organize your reading list by topic, weeks, or any other divisions.

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Step 4

Gather Resources

Find resources either in the library or online and click on the Talis extension icon to add resources to your Bookmarks.

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Step 5

Publish your List

Publishing your list will make it available. You can also request library staff to review your list for availability and copyright. Library review takes 5 to 10 days.

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Step 6

Add your List to eClass

Adding your list to eclass allows convenient access to reading list items for students and easy updating for instructors.

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Other Resources for Instructors

Library staff can help you identify library materials, or alternative sources of course material that is both online, and no-cost or low-cost to students.

Alternatives to print textbooks include:

  • Open Educational Resources: we can search for open online textbooks, and provide you with a list of high quality options that are free to use and share.
  • Ebooks and other online resources that are already in our collection: including ebooks, reference sources and articles in online databases. Most of these have no limits on the number of users that can access them.
  • Purchase materials on demand: if we do not currently own an ebook version, we can investigate purchasing titles for our collection.

Consult a Librarian

Librarians can advise about assigning online library resources, such as ebooks, articles, and streaming film and music.
Find the librarian for your subject area here.