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Publish course reading lists

UQ teaching staff, learn how to access, edit and maintain your course readings list using Talis Aspire. Information on adding new items as Talis bookmarks.

Edit your list

You can use Talis Aspire to: 

  • set priorities (Importance) of your readings e.g. Required - own copy needed, Required or Recommended 
  • customise headings, sections and add notes for students 
  • arrange and move readings.

Talis Aspire overview

Set the reading Importance

Each reading must have an Importance set. Setting the importance helps students navigate your list and School Locker with purchasing.

  • Required - own copy needed  — Students must read these to understand course content and will need to obtain their own copy.
  • Required — Students must read these.
  • Recommended — Students can supplement core reading.
  • Further — Students further develop their understanding.

idea Add a Note for Students to indicate why own copy is needed e.g. "Required or open book exam". 

Note for students

Notes may be used to provide additional guidance about an item (e.g. specific page numbers, chapters, or contextual information).

Add a note

  1. Select Edit item menu (three dots) and choose Note for students.
  2. Add your note.

Note for Library

Staff can add Library notes to communicate with Library staff as internal notes (e.g. to add the item to high use, provide a digitisation, or to ask for a particular edition). These are only visible to UQ staff.

Add a note

  1. Select Edit item menu (three dots) and choose Note for Library.
  2. Add your note.

Sections

Organising your list into sections (e.g. by week, topic, module or assessment task) helps your students navigate your list.

Add a section

  1. Hover over a reading where you'd like to add your section.
  2. A dynamic blue action bar menu will appear.
  3. Click Add Section. Add the details for your section e.g. Week One for the title.
  4. Click Save.

Move a section

  1. Click on Edit section menu (three dots).
  2. Click on Cut in the menu.
  3. Go to where you want to add the section (make sure it isn't within an existing section).
  4. When the blue dynamic bar appears, click Paste.
  5. Your section should now be moved.

Delete a section

  1. Click on Edit section menu.
  2. Choose Delete.

Note deleting a section will remove all items in the section.

Move readings

Drag items

Use the up-down arrow ↕ to structure your list and add resources to the correct position. 

Edit item menu

  1. Click on Edit item menu (three dots).
  2. Select either Move up or Move down.

Remove an item

  1. Click on Edit item menu (three dots).
  2. Click Delete.

Note that deleting an item or section is permanent and cannot be reversed.