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Talis Aspire Guide for Academic Staff

Table of Contents

Getting Started 2

Setting up the bookmarking tool 3

Bookmarking a Resources 4

Editing a list 6

Adding Resources to your reading list 7

Creating a list 8

Creating a section 9

Using Create and Add To List 10

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Getting Started

Open Talis Aspire at http://resourcelists.falmouth.ac.uk, then sign in on the right – using your IT

Username and password. The first time you do this, you will be asked to set up a profile.

Once you have set up your profile, the next thing you will need to do is set up a simple browser tool

which will allow you to bookmark resources to go into your reading lists.

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Setting Up The Bookmarking Tool

Click on My Bookmarks and then go to the Bookmarklet Installation Tutorial link (on the right of the

screen)

The software will detect which browser you are using and give you appropriate instructions for

installing the bookmarklet, as follows:

For Internet Explorer, you simply need to right-mouse click to add to your favourites bar.

For Firefox, Chrome or Safari you can drag the Bookmarklet button to your bookmarks

toolbar.

If you can’t see the bookmarks toolbar in your web browser - select View > Toolbars > Bookmarks

toolbar from your web browser menu to see it

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Bookmarking a Resource

Go to the library catalogue, find an article in a database, go to YouTube or just visit a website. Click

the Add to My Bookmarks button in your toolbar, and click OK.

Select Create to add the book to your list of bookmarks

You can carry out the same process with webpages, journal articles, streaming media and any other

online resource.

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To view all your bookmarks go to My Bookmarks:

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Editing a List

Once you have bookmarked the resources you want to use, you can start putting them on a reading

list.

To find a list – go to the Home Page and type in the module name or number.

If the list has already been set up, you can make it available for editing by clicking on Add to My Lists

The list will then appear on your “My Lists”page. Go to My Lists and click on the list you wish to edit,

then select Edit – Edit List from the toolbar:

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Adding resources to your reading list

1] You can drag and drop in material from your bookmark list, which will appear on the right hand

side of the screen.

2] Once you have added a bookmark to the list click on Set Importance to show the status of the

reading list items.

The options are:

Suggested for student purchase

Essential

Recommended

Optional

This information will help the library to determine how many copies of an item to buy for the library.

You can also add notes about the book if there is anything you wish to draw to the students

attention, or put in notes for library staff, which will not be visible to students

Before publishing the list click on Request review so that the library can check that all the resources

are available in the library.

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Creating a List

If a reading list is not available for your course, you can ask the library to set one up (by contacting

digital@falmouth.ac.uk), or create a list yourself. The process is as follows:

Click on Create New List

Fill in the details:

List name: Use the module number followed by module name.

Semester: Select the appropriate semester

Anticipated student numbers: Add student numbers where possible as this helps with knowing how

many books to buy for the library.

Select “I Am List Owner” when prompted. You will then be taken to a blank template so you can

start building the list

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Creating a Section

Lists can be divided into as many sections as you like. Creating a good section structure helps

students find their way around the list easily by creating a table of contents at the top of the list.

To create a section, drag a New Section tab from the right hand column and drop into the centre.

You will be asked to name the section.

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Using Create and Add to Lists

If you know which resources you want to add to your booklist, you can save time by adding the

resources to the list as you go along. To do this, select Create and Add to List when you bookmark

each resource

When you select Create & Add to list you will be given the opportunity to specify where you want to

put the item, including which section of the list you would like it to appear in. You can also add notes

about the resource for students and set importance.

Once you have clicked on OK, it will then add the item to your list although you may need to refresh

the list page to see it.

Once you have completed the list, click on Request Review so that the library can make sure that

the resources on your list are available in the library.