Q. How can I update and add bookmarks to an existing reading list?

• Find and go to your reading list at 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.

To add your reading materials to your reading list, you will first need to create a bookmark for these resources (e.g. book, journal article, webpage).

To create your first bookmark for a new and empty list

• Add your bookmark as you create it using the Bookmarking Extension’s ‘Create & Add to List’ form

OR

• Follow the steps in ‘Create your bookmark to add later’ and add it directly onto your reading list using the ‘Empty list banner’

If you know you have previously created some of the bookmarks you would like to add, you will be able to find these in your ‘My Bookmarks’ area.

You can add these using the Empty list banner for your first item and then add others by following the steps in 'Add previously created bookmarks directly onto your reading list.'

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.

To add a bookmark using the ‘Empty list’ banner

• Select the ‘Add resource’ option from the ‘Empty list’ banner

• A pop-up box will appear detailing all the bookmarks you have created (found in ‘My Bookmarks’)

Your recent bookmarks will appear first, under the heading ‘RECENTLY BOOKMARKED’.

• Select your bookmark from the ‘RECENTLY BOOKMARKED’ list by clicking on its title or ‘Add to list’ button

OR

• Use the ‘Search by title, author, or ISBN-13’ bar to find the bookmark you would like to add
• Select your bookmark by clicking on its title or ‘Add to list’ button

What are the add Paragraph and Section options for?

• A paragraph is a piece of explanatory text you can add to provide further information to students
• 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

One of the easiest ways you can add new bookmarks to your reading list is by using the Bookmarking Extension’s ‘Create & Add to list’ form.

You can find the full instructions on using the ‘Create & Add to list’ form in How do I add books to my reading list from the Library Search?

For more information on bookmarking different types of resources, visit our Reading List guide.

Top Tips on using the ‘Create & Add’ form

Once you have the editing rights to update the existing reading list, the list will automatically pull through to the form as an option in the ‘Add to list’ drop-down menu.

If your reading list contains sections, you can add your bookmark to either the top or bottom of a section by choosing from the options in the Sections drop-down menu.

Afterwards, you can arrange your bookmarks by moving them to the order you prefer.

• Follow the steps in ‘Create & Add’ bookmarks directly from a resource’ (full details in ‘How do I add books to my reading list from the Library Search?’)
• Select the ‘Create’ button instead of the ‘Create & Add to list’ button

Your bookmark will be automatically stored in your ‘My Bookmarks’ area on Reading Lists @ Liverpool.

If you would like to add a title to your reading list that you know you have already bookmarked, you can do this without having to create a new bookmark for it.

Within ‘My Bookmarks’, there are various Action options to help you manage your bookmarked items.

These include options that help you check your bookmarks to ensure they are for the right resource and to add bookmarks to your list.

You can find more information on using your ‘My Bookmarks’ area in How do I use My Bookmarks in Reading Lists @ Liverpool?

How to find which items you have already bookmarked

• Go to Reading Lists @ Liverpool and ensure that you are logged in to your profile
• Select the ‘My Bookmarks’ tab on the Reading Lists @ Liverpool navigation bar
• You will see a searchable list of all your existing bookmarks.

How to check your bookmarks in ‘My Bookmarks’

• Go to your ‘My Bookmarks’ area on Reading Lists @ Liverpool
• Select the ‘Action’ Ellipses' button at the end of your bookmark’s row
• Select the ‘View bookmark’ option from the drop-down menu

You will see a page with your bookmark as it would appear on your reading list, including List Links and key details about your resource (e.g. edition, publication date etc).

If you have added the same bookmark to any of your reading lists, these lists will be automatically detailed at the bottom of the ‘View bookmark’ page under the heading ‘This item appears on the following lists’.

These lists will not include any reading lists that have bookmarks for the same item where the bookmark is not the same bookmark being viewed.

It will not include any bookmarks that have been created and added by others.

How to add a bookmark from ‘My Bookmarks’

• Select the ‘Action’ Ellipses' button at the end of your bookmark’s row
• Select the ‘Add to list’ option from the drop-down menu
• The ‘Add to list’ form will open as a pop up  

The ‘Add to list’ form can be completed in the same way as with the ‘Create & Add to List' form.

You can find more information on how to complete this type of form in How do I add books to my reading list from the Library Search?

You can add the bookmarks you have already created directly onto your reading list, without having to go to your ‘My Bookmarks’ area.

This can be particularly useful if you have created bookmarks to add later and do not need to check in ‘My Bookmarks’.

How to add your bookmark directly onto your reading list

• Find and go to your reading list on Reading Lists @ Liverpool
• Once you have the editing rights to your list, you will see your list in edit mode
• Hover your mouse on the top or bottom of any item on your reading list (e.g. Section, Bookmark)
• The editing menu will appear at either the top or bottom of the item
• Select ADD RESOURCE to add your resource bookmark

• A pop-up box will appear detailing all the bookmarks you have created (found in ‘My Bookmarks’)

Your recent bookmarks will appear first, under the heading ‘RECENTLY BOOKMARKED’.

• Select your bookmark from the ‘RECENTLY BOOKMARKED’ list by clicking on its title or ‘Add to list’ button

OR

• Use the ‘Search by title, author, or ISBN-13’ bar to find the bookmark you would like to add
• Select your bookmark by clicking on its title or ‘Add to list’ button

If you selected the editing menu above an item on your reading list, your new bookmark will be added above this item. 

If you selected the editing menu below an item on your reading list, your new bookmark will be added below this item.

If you manage another reading list which has items you would like to copy across to the list you are updating, you can do this with any resource on the list – even if you did not create its bookmark.

How to copy a bookmark from another reading list

• Find and go to the other reading list in Reading Lists @ Liverpool

• If you have the editing rights to update the list, you will see this list in edit mode

• Find the item you would like to copy by using the Search bar or ‘Filter menu’ options
• Select the Ellipses button on your item’s bookmark
• Select the ‘Add to My Bookmarks’ option from the drop-down menu

• Add your copied bookmark by following the steps in ‘Add previously created bookmarks from ‘My Bookmarks’’

OR

• Add your copied bookmark by following the steps in ‘Add previously created bookmarks directly onto your reading list’

You can add any print books from Nielson BookData to your reading list and use the database to see which titles are available in our Library.

Using the ‘Quick Add’ buttons in the ‘BOOKS SEARCH’ area, you can create and add the bookmarks for your titles.

How to ‘Quick Add’ a print copy of a book from a database

• Go to the Nielson BookData database
• Find the book you would like to add to your list, using the ‘Search by title, author, or ISBN’ bar

The search results will appear under the heading ‘BOOKS SEARCH’.

• Choose the item you want to add, by clicking its title

This will show the details of your item so you can check whether it is the one you wish to add to your reading list.

You can also see if the book is available in our Library under the ‘In library’ column in your item’s details.

• Select the plus sign at the end of your item’s preferred Format
• The book will be added into both your reading list and ‘My Bookmarks’ area

• 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 item you would like to delete by using the Search bar or ‘Filter menu’ options
• Select the item’s title to expand the bookmark

This will show the details of your item so you can check whether it is the one you wish to delete.

• Select the Ellipses button on your item’s bookmark
• 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 Paragraph or Section from your reading list by following the same steps as you would for deleting a bookmark, without expanding the item to check it first.

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.