ere Reading Lists

Your set reading lists for your modules will be the bread and butter of your research and further study in your specific subject area. Reading lists will also make it easier for you to find, access, and request relevant resources for your coursework and assignments, with all materials categorised as essential or recommended reading for your subject area and modules. All reading list resources and materials are usually up to date and tailored to your specific module and its content for specific weeks throughout each trimester.

Accessing Reading Lists

There are a few ways to access reading lists for your modules. You can find your course reading list on your module pages in Moodle, or search for it in Leganto. If you go into our LibrarySearch catalogue, there is a tab titled Reading Lists above the search bar that takes you directly to these pages.

Once you click on the reading list tab, you can then put in the module code for your specific subject and access the reading list from there. You will often find that the resources listed are organised under a drop-down menu titled ‘essential’ or ‘recommended’ reading, clearly defining which resources are compulsory reading for parts of your course and which may be useful. You can then click on all the essential and recommended resources and webpages, which will include links to access them via a database we subscribe to or a specific website or link. Physical books and resources have a tab when you click on the full details of the item in which you can place a request for the specific book or item that you need for your research.

Requesting

Once you click the ‘Request’ button, you will be asked where your preferred campus is to collect the book from and given the opportunity to leave a note if there is anything you would like to ask or inform us about. Requested items will be kept on our hold shelves for up to 7 days altogether before being reshelved. Once collected and checked out at our self-service kiosks, they will automatically renew for up to four months whilst on loan to you unless recalled to fulfil another request. Don’t worry – you will receive an email notifying you if this is the case, and you will have 7 days from the date this email is sent to return the book!

Reading List Material

Some of the books, journals and articles that you will come across on our reading lists will only have digital access provided – usually, to access online resources, a link to a specific database or databases will be provided within the item record. Some E-books can be downloaded; however, others often only allow you to save or print a limited number of pages.

There are some academic journals and databases may ask you to log in with your student number and password. Databases are accredited academic search engines and websites that give you access to a wide range of up-to-date, high-quality research, articles, and materials. You will find that you will use databases more and more as you progress through your course.

More information about Reading Lists, including how to create one, add items and publish one is available in our LibGuide.

By Rachel Downie

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