Marketing and launching the reading lists service to academics and students

Helen Rimmer & Sian DownesRoyal Holloway, University of

London

Key Dates

2013 / 14 - Procurement2014/15 - Soft launch - key pilot departments2015/16 - Focus on 2nd and 3rd year courses2016/17 - EVERYTHING

Strategy and Academic Engagement

Learning and Teaching Quality

Committee

Regular Updates

Reading List Task Force

PGCert teaching

Emails

Simon Higman / work with academics on what to say

Challenges Academic engagement

Week by Week lists

Long Lists

Out of print material

Identifying what is on a reading list

New library

High Use Collection

Space for 50,000+ items

Reading List material

Investment

Materials

Staffing

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Stats

88% of lists have been

published this year.

Psychology

Low enagement in 2015/16

Week by week readings

Academic staff unconvinced by

system

TwitterReading List Team - @RoyalHollowayRL

Royal Holloway Library - @RHUL_Library

Reading List Week

Reading List ChallengeCome take part in our quick-fire Reading List Challenge!

3 questions. One Reading List. Fastest wins.

Just for taking part you’ll earn some sweets.

Navigate your way through the system as quick as you can – the

fastest time wins a £50 Amazon Voucher.

Plus compete for pride against the times set by, your friends, rival

departments and even the Principal!

Engagement

Aims for 2017/18All lists published by start of Spring term 2018

High Use collection

Increase number of academic owned lists

Increase student engagement

Encourage Academics to use this as a teaching tool