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.
- Submit changes to the Library.
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
- Submit changes to the Library
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.
Our commitment
Once recommendations are received the Library will check and source materials in accordance with our purchasing guidelines.
- We will provide items electronically (where available) or provide a relevant alternative.
- We will provide the latest edition of a text by default, unless otherwise specified.
- A note “Being considered for eTextbook programme 2026-27” will be added to titles solely tagged as core within 3 days of receiving.
- Lists, when published, will integrate with your course unit in Canvas.
Timescales 2026/27
- Lists will copy and rollover for the next academic year from Tuesday, 9 June 2026 and be ready to edit from Wednesday, 10 June 2026.
- eTextbook deadlines:
- Semester 1 - Friday, 19 June 2026;
- Semester 2 - Friday, 11 December 2026.
- General reading list requests should be submitted at least eight weeks prior to teaching to ensure timely resource delivery.
Help and support
For further support using Reading Lists Online or your core eTextbook please contact:
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FAQs and user guides
Read frequently asked questions about Reading Lists Online and access the user guides.
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