1. Enriching the Student Experience with ReadingLists@ucl
June Hedges
UCL Library Services
March 2012

2. ReadingLists@ucl: what is it and what does it do
A dynamic, new service that delivers reading lists online to students, complete with links to full-text (wherever available) and a live look-up of catalogue holdings
Gives academics the freedom to build a library of references whenever and wherever they find them, and to edit and update reading lists when it suits them
Integrates with Moodle
Allows the Library to see what materials are being recommended and ensure that access is available

3. ReadingLists@UCL: how does it enrich the student experience
Helps students find their way to those readings required for their courses
Gives them more time to complete the essential reading and to do further reading or research
Ensures that materials are available, in the most appropriate format, including ebooks and other online resources
Provides additional tools to help them keep track of their reading

4. ReadingLists@UCL: what the students say
94% of student questioned would like an online list for all of their modules
85% of students questioned found the direct links to articles most helpful
91% accessed their list directly from their Moodle course using the reading list link
Survey of students using lists in Term one in departments of Anthropology, Political Science, CHIME, plus some in History and Science & Technology Studies

5. ReadingLists@UCL and CHIME
Early adopters of the new service
Supporting part-time MSc students who learn at a distance with only limited time on campus
Identified core titles that have been purchased as ebooks; using resources that the students didn’t know were available via the Library
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