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Library Support for Teaching Staff: About Aspire Reading List

Introduction

Aspire Reading Lists is the sole method by which teaching staff can request books and other learning materials for taught modules.

Once published an Aspire Reading List is visible to current students from the module menu in Blackboard and to prospective students in the AU Modules pages.

These pages are designed to help staff make the most of Aspire Reading Lists.  For advice, support and training, contact your subject librarian or email librarians@aber.ac.uk. You are also very welcome to book a one-to-one over MS Teams. 

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Advantages of using Aspire reading lists

  • Up-to-date module reading
  • Library stock available in time for learning
  • Integration into Primo and Blackboard
  • Click-through to digitised chapters and articles
  • Guidance notes
  • Personal reading record
  • Enhanced study experience

  • Harvest learning resources from the web
  • Drive selection and purchase of library materials
  • Speed up the research process
  • Collaborate with colleagues around team teaching
  • Integrate the reading list into your Blackboard module
  • Easily create and manage reading list
  • Personalise list to suit module structure
  • Increase student engagement and support
  • Enhance delivery of learning and teaching

  • Acquire library stock in time for learning and teaching
  • Improve workflow efficiencies
  • Increase academic engagement
  • Raise the library profile
  • Meet student expectations
  • Increase use of library resorces

Aspire FAQs

Here are Frequently Asked Questions about Aspire Reading List             

 

Videos

Experiences with Aspire from students, academics and librarians (videos by Talis).

 

Digitisation requests made easy

The Library offers a service to digitise resources included in reading lists. Aspire Reading Lists makes the service easy to use.

Please see the Digitisation and Copyright Guide for more information or contact librarians@aber.ac.uk for help

Deadlines and policies

Reading Lists in Aspire can be updated throughout the year, however all lists must be revised and published by the following deadlines:

  • Semester 1 modules - 31st July
  • Modules taught over both semesters - 31st July
  • Semester 2 modules - 30th November
  • Distance learner modules - 30th June

This allows Library staff sufficient time to purchase or digitise resources for the start of each semester.

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