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Create reading lists with VU Reading Lists

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Last updated on 1 October 2024
VU Reading Lists helps teachers organise, manage and share (literature) reading lists with students or colleagues. It allows students to access these lists in one place. This also makes it easier for lecturers to comply with the copyright rules regarding (re)use of learning materials.

VU Reading Lists is an online reading list management tool. This tool makes it easy to manage, organise and evaluate literature. It offers you full control over the content and layout of the list, and links to virtually all the (digital) learning materials in the university library (such as eBooks and digital journal articles) as well as multimedia and websites. It provides students with an intuitive interface through which they can find, manage and access learning materials. The reading lists integrate with Canvas.

More information on VU Reading Lists.

Key benefits

For teachers

  • You can easily inform students about what to read and when to read it. 
  • The application is simple and intuitive to use. You can create lists in the way that best suits the Canvas module and students.
  • A VU Reading List integrates with Canvas.
  • You can add notes for students, such as: "Read chapters 1-3".
  • The reading lists support compliance with the rules around copyright in education.
  • You can easily collaborate with colleagues in the list; share lists and manage saved articles, books or web pages.

For students:

  • Students find all relevant literature for their subject in one place in Canvas, have direct access to learning materials and can manage their literature with personal notes. Click here for the VU Reading Lists page especially for students.

Example of a reading list

View a demo list to see the possibilities.

Aspects of this list that are useful for students: 

  1. The list begins with an introductory paragraph outlining the context of the course.
  2. The three compulsory books are clearly visible at the top of the list.
  3. The list contains a clear overview thanks to the consistent, navigable structure that is organised per week.
  4.  Each section contains a note explaining which subject the literature tackles.
  5. Each section is divided into required reading, recommended reading and optional reading so students can prioritise effectively.
  6. The learning material clearly describes what students should read and what is expected of them.
  7. Almost all texts are directly accessible via the 'view online' or 'available online' button.

How VU Reading Lists works

  • 1. Log in

    Log in on vu.rl.talis.com with your VUnet-ID. Please note that 'List Publisher' rights are required to create and edit reading lists. Request these permissions from the University Library via: steunpuntleermaterialen.ub@vu.nl.

  • 2. Add new items

    The Bookmarking-tool provides the easiest way to add new items to the list. This tool works for Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Firefox. The bookmarking tool can be found here for Microsoft Edge and Chrome, Firefox and Safari.

  • 3. Add sources

    Add sources from the University Library (Libsearch) with the bookmark tool. Open the publication and click on the bookmark extension described above. Add digital resources by clicking on the bookmark tool while the relevant web page is open.

  • 4. Notes for students

    Add notes for student via notes for students.

  • 5. Notes for the library

    Add notes for the University Library via notes for Library, for example to ask questions about an item on the list or to make a purchase request.

  • 6. Publish

    Click the Publish button to publish your reading list. The University Library will receive a notification that the list has been published and can view any notes for the library.

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