Last updated on 9 April 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.
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.
Example of a reading list
View a demo list to see the possibilities.
Aspects of this list that are useful for students:
- The list begins with an introductory paragraph outlining the context of the course.
- The three compulsory books are clearly visible at the top of the list.
- The list contains a clear overview thanks to the consistent, navigable structure that is organised per week.
- Each section contains a note explaining which subject the literature tackles.
- Each section is divided into required reading, recommended reading and optional reading so students can prioritise effectively.
- The learning material clearly describes what students should read and what is expected of them.
- Almost all texts are directly accessible via the 'view online' or 'available online' button.