Preparing your taught course materials

We are committed to meeting your teaching needs and enhancing the student learning experience by ensuring taught course materials are available and accessible.

The Reading Lists service delivers on the Library’s Reading Lists Strategy, which was developed through engagement and partnership with University staff.

Your cooperation in this process is vital to ensure materials are available in a timely manner. Here's how to prepare and inform the Library of your taught course requirements.

Using Reading Lists Online

All taught course requirements should be placed via Reading Lists Online. 

• Check your course unit list exists in Reading Lists Online for the required academic year. You can create a course unit list if one does not exist. 
• You can update your reading list adding or amending items as required.
• Tag your items by reading priority in accordance with the Library's policy for the purchase of reading list items. 
• Published reading lists will automatically be submitted for review when changes are made.  If your list is in Draft, please remember to click ‘Submit changes to Library’ after editing your list.

Full guidance on getting started, creating and updating your lists is available on our Reading Lists FAQ page. 

Please notify the Reading List Team if your course unit is no longer running, has changed semester or requires a text for an open book exam.

Lists can be updated at any time and final recommendations should be placed at least eight weeks prior to the start of the course unit. 

Canvas

If you already have a reading list, you do not need to create one in Canvas. 

eTextbook Programme: Core eTextbooks

Our eTextbook Programme provides each student on a course unit with their own personal interactive downloadable core eTextbook via the Kortext platform. We provide one core eTextbook per course unit. For a core text to be considered for your course unit:

• Tag the item required as ‘core’
• Ensure this is the only  item on your reading list tagged as core
• Published reading lists will automatically be submitted for review when changes are made.  If your list is in Draft, please remember to click ‘Submit changes to Library’ after editing your list.

eTextbook programme selections for 2026/27 should be submitted by:

• Semester 1 - Friday, 19 June 2026
• Semester 2 - Friday, 11 December 2026

If we already provide a core eTextbook via our eTextbook programme for your course unit, and you wish to keep the same selection, no further action is required. 

For further support using Reading Lists Online or your core eTextbook please contact:

• Reading List Service
• eTextbook Programme