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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
[email protected]), 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.