There are many ways in which you can use your reading list to communicate with your students to further enhance their experience of your module and teaching sessions.
Using Paragraphs to add explanatory text to your list can be an effective way to help you provide your students with more information on your module and reading materials.
This can be useful for informing your students about:
- Their preparation reading for a topic or week
- A reading list section that is for a lecture or seminar taught by a specific individual
- Any content warnings related to any the materials in a section or for the list in general
- Any planned activities or handouts that will be included in the lecture or seminar for a topic or week
- Wider reading resources that are particularly useful for a particular topic or research area
- Anything else you would like to communicate about a resource or your teaching plans
The following tips can help you get the most out of the reading lists you create.
- Find and go to your reading list on Reading Lists @ Liverpool
- Once you have the editing rights to update your list, you will see your list in edit mode
If your reading list has no items on it, you will see an ‘Empty list’ banner prompting you to add a resource, paragraph, or section.
- Select the 'Add paragraph' option from the 'Empty list' banner
- A textbox with basic formatting options will appear on your reading list
- Add your paragraph text and ‘Save’
Once an item has been added to your list, the ‘Empty list’ banner will disappear.
The ‘Empty list’ banner will then be replaced by a concealed editing menu.
What are the add Resource and Section options for?
- A resource is an item you have bookmarked, such as a book, journal article or webpage
- A section is a way of dividing your resources into groups to suit your teaching plans and to make your reading list clearer for students to follow
- Find and go to your reading list on Reading Lists @ Liverpool
- Once you have the editing rights to update your list, you will see your list in edit mode
- Go to the item above or below where you would like to add your paragraph (e.g. Section, Bookmark)
- Hover your mouse on the top or bottom of the item
- The editing menu will appear at either the top or bottom of the item
- Select ADD PARAGRAPH to create your new paragraph box
- A textbox with basic formatting options will appear on your reading list
- Add your paragraph text and ‘Save’
If you selected the editing menu above an item in your reading list, your new paragraph will be added above this item.
If you selected the editing menu below an item in your reading list, your new paragraph will be added below this item.
Your new section will appear with a ‘Empty section’ banner, prompting you to add a resource, paragraph, or section.
You can add a new item to your new section by selecting from these options.
To add new bookmarks to your section:
- Select the ‘Add paragraph’ option from the ‘Empty section’ banner
- Add your section title and description and ‘Save’
- A textbox with basic formatting options will appear on your reading list
- Add your paragraph text and ‘Save’
Once an item has been added to your list, the ‘Empty section’ banner will disappear.
The ‘Empty section’ banner will then be replaced by a concealed editing menu.
- Find and go to your reading list on Reading Lists @ Liverpool
- Once you have the editing rights to update your list, you will see your list in edit mode
- Go to the Paragraph you would like to edit
- Select the Ellipses button at the end of your paragraph
- Select ‘Edit’ from the drop-down menu
- A textbox with basic formatting options will appear on your reading list
- Update your text in the textbox and ‘Save’
- Find and go to your reading list on Reading Lists @ Liverpool
- Once you have the editing rights to update your list, you will see your list in edit mode
- Find the Paragraph you would like to delete
- Select the Ellipses button at the end of your paragraph
- Select the ‘Delete’ option from the drop-down menu
Once an item has been deleted, it cannot be restored. Please ensure that you have selected the right item before deleting it.
You can delete a Bookmark or Section from your reading list by following roughly the same steps as you would for deleting a paragraph.
When deleting Sections, all items within the section will also be deleted. Please ensure that you move any items you wish to keep out of the section before deleting it.
*Remember
When you have finished updating your reading list, send your list for review to let the library know what you need for your module and teaching sessions.
You can find more information on how to manage your lists in our Reading Lists guide.
If you have any technical queries, please contact the Reading List Support team.
If you would like help with structuring and designing your list, please contact your Liaison Librarian.
Links & Files
- Reading Lists guide Opens in new window
- How do I find my reading list to edit it? Opens in new window
- How do I get editing rights to a reading list ? Opens in new window
- How can I structure my reading list with sections? Opens in new window
- How do I add books to my reading list from the Library Search? Opens in new window
- How can I update and add bookmarks to an existing reading list? Opens in new window
- How do I ask the Library to review my reading list and order items not in stock? Opens in new window