One size fits all? Looking at Reading Lists in the wider

context.

Staff Development•.

LIBRARY STAFF

Session Title: LIBRARY UPDATE SESSION:SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS: THE VALUE OF READING LISTS

(based on students FAQ) Presenters: Linda Jones + Graduate InternWho the session is aimed at: All Library staff Maximum number of participants: 15

A quick overview of the Reading List Leading Change ProjectWhat the student and lecturer see in n Aspire reading listHow reading lists can help the library in Collection ManagementHow the library can add value to reading lists.Use of a few scenarios to look at reading lists and their impact.

What are the benefits for staff and students?Ensure recommend reading is available in the UL or accessible online

Accessibility of the information; including previews on Google Books or linking directly to an e-resource, where available

Annotations help to provide clarity for the student. What is essential reading, what chapter should I read?

Seamless links within Moodle to sections of the list for different weeks or seminars

Integration of video, text and other resources, including library databases or e-books collections to encourage students to research independently

An available list enables us to acquire alternative formats for visually impaired students

Dyslexic students have easy links to the resource and where available, e-books and journals can be used with specialist software

Academic Staff & Web Developers

Creating an Exemplar List

Subject Pages

Link to Levels of Information Literacy

Promoting embedding individual guides

91%

9%

HESA Disability statistics 2011-12

No known disability

Known to have a disability

Additional Support

48%

13%

11%

9%

8%

4%3% 2% 2%

Disability by TypeA specific learning difficulty Another disability, impairment or medical conditionA long-standing illness or health condition Mental health conditionTwo or more conditions A physical impairment or mobility issuesDeaf or a serious hearing impairment Social communication/Autistic spectrum disorderBlind or a serious visual impairment

Hitting the Mark?

In the mythical land of average…• ~ 15,000 students in a university• ~ 675 students are ‘Print impaired’ • Assume 3 core texts per learner.

2025 requests/yr actual median value = between 5 and 15

Are we hitting the mark?

or scratching the surface?

References• Library maths http://www.slideshare.net/LindaJones4/library-maths• Bombshell books • Big crocs, little crocs illstration from Holaday98’s flickrstream• Scratch from doc(q)man ’s flickrstream• Smack in the middle from Ogimogi’s flickrstream• Extracts from UoP website and training courtesy of colleagues Greta

Friggens and Anne Worden• Statistics on disability HESA

http://www.hesa.ac.uk/index.php/content/view/1973/239

• Alternative Format statistics CLAUD Research on alternative formats across presented at E-books and Accessibility Ugly Duckling or Adolescent Swan? Feb 2013 http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/events/detail/2013/ebook13022013

Thoroughly recommend the presentations from this event.