Online reading lists (Talis Aspire) for Academic Staff

When bookmarking an item, Talis Aspire is able to detect the resource type the majority of the time.  The resource types detected are 'audio document' and 'audio-visual' document.  This includes freely available video material including YouTube and subscribed content via the Library Website (Databases page) such as the database Bob National.  

 Audio document

 Audio-visual document

As with some web pages and PDFs, you may need to edit the information on the item in Talis to show the format.  This helps the student to know what kind of resource it is and reference it correctly.  Click on the three dots to edit and make changes.

You can find BoB National on the Databases page of the Library Website.  BoB provides legal, licensed access to UK TV and radio programmes and the links are guaranteed to remain.  For copyright reasons, it is also more reliable than YouTube.

From BoB:

• Search for the content (programme, clip or playlist) 
• Select it by clicking on the title/playlist link
• Click on the Extensions icon (shaped like a puzzle piece near the address bar) and select the Talis Aspire Reading Lists Bookmarking Extension. If you have not yet added the browser extension, click here for more information.

The reading list software will pop up on your screen with information about the content added in the relevant boxes:

To add it to the relevant list:

• Scroll down the page and click on the Create & Add to list button:

A pop up will appear giving you the option to add to a specific list: 

In addition to this you can:

• select where in the list you would like the content added
• add a Note for student - e.g. directing them to a particular section or notes on why the content is relevant, etc. 
• select an importance indicator (required) - Essential, Recommended, Further Reading)
• add a Note for library
• Scroll down and click on OK and you will be returned to BoB.

Please note: You will not see your updates until you either click on F5 or the refresh button.

If you would like to save the item to your bookmarks (to add to a reading list at a later date) click on the option to Create.

Check that the YouTube video is not an illegal copy of a broadcast or commercial video.  If you are unsure, ask your Academic Subject Librarian.  You can then follow the instructions for bookmarking a webpage, making sure the 'Resource Type' is 'Audio-visual Document'. 

You can also add any other fields that might be missing such as Producer or Date. You can do this by:

• Scrolling down to the Additional field box

• Clicking on the drop-down menu
• Selecting the relevant field
• Clicking on Add
• Typing the information into the newly added box
• Clicking on Create or Create and Add to list.