Information Services

Information for Course Organisers

Resource Lists are the Library's preferred route to manage the provision of library materials for teaching. Resource Lists provide students with a consistent way to access their key readings via their Learn courses. Help is provided by the Library to set up and review lists.

Update

Resource Lists Deadlines 2024/25

Course Organisers, send your Resource Lists for Semester 1 2024/25 to the Library by Monday 1 July 2024. Course Organisers can still send their lists to the Library after the deadline but  the Library will prioritise work on lists received by the deadline. For help and support contact Library.Learning@ed.ac.uk   

 

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About Resource Lists

The Resource Lists service provides online reading lists for students. Course Organisers use Resource Lists to manage the provision of materials for teaching.

Using Resource Lists

Course Organisers are encouraged to set up and update their Resource Lists and send them to the Library to review. There are checklists to help you provide the Library with the information we need to provide materials for teaching in 2023/24. The Library will set up new lists on request.

FAQs

Frequently asked questions to help Course Organisers use Resource Lists.

Resource Lists: Help and guides

Help and support using Resource Lists. Includes short videos for staff and students. You can also arrange a call (via Microsoft Teams) if you would like some extra help or have a specific query.

Purchasing new materials for teaching

Use your Resource List to make new purchase requests for teaching. The Library buys materials based on priority and student numbers. You can ask the Library to buy new materials throughout the academic year.

How to request books for Reserve (3-hour loan)

The Library uses Resource Lists to manage items in Reserve collections. Print books prioritised as ‘Essential’ will be made available for 3-hour loan, up to a maximum of five copies per title.

How to request digitisations for teaching

Use your Resource Lists to request copyright-compliant digitisations of book chapters, extracts or articles for use in teaching.  We work with the Library's E-reserve team to digitise material on your behalf and link it to your list.

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