As with all projects and resources, support is key. This webinar shared how universities are supporting their community (not just academics but students too) in accessing and using Talis Aspire Reading Lists. Deakin University presented on how they are reaching academics online and in person, and how they are providing access to reading lists through their Library Search results. Example support resources from other universities (Australia and Europe) have been included at the end of this presentation.

1. Supporting Your University Community
APAC Webinar Series
27th August 2015

2. Support for academics
• Help pages
• Be where they are
• In person support

3. Example handouts
for academics:

6. Support for students
• Access points to their reading list
• Other support
• videos/help pages on using additional features
(reading intentions, notes)

7. Examples from
Deakin University
Peta Hanley

8. Deakin University Library
Academics:
• Teach page is where staff go for help from the Library.
Here they can find:
• A banner for Resource Lists - easy access to support
resources
• Help pages linked from the Reading Lists page
• Also offer 1-to-1 support online (screen sharing) and in
person

9. Benefits postcard
for academics

10. Deakin University Library
Students:
• Reading lists are available from:
• the unit’s LMS site
• Library Search results in a unit material
recommender

11. Open discussion:
What resources has your
university created?

12. Examples of support resources:
• University of Edinburgh help pages and demo lists:
http://resourcelists.ed.ac.uk/schools/s24.html
• Teesside University help pages on LibGuides: http://
tees.libguides.com/academic_staff/rlogettingstarted
• Liverpool University help resources: http://
libguides.liv.ac.uk/readinglists
• University of Plymouth help and support blog:
aspireuop.wordpress.com

13. Examples of videos:
• Reading lists at Bournemouth University - Academic
benefits video: http://campus.talisaspire.com/
• Leicester University - enabling academics to teach and
students to learn: https://youtu.be/tluq4KaB3eY
• Monash University - Academic getting started video:
http://resources.lib.monash.edu.au/learning-objects/
software/moodle-aspire-howto/
• University of Queensland - Student help video: https://
www.library.uq.edu.au/v/6653