These guides will take you through setting up your profile, finding or creating a reading list, and adding the bookmarking extension tool to your browser
The first time you log in to Talis Aspire a profile will automatically be created for you.
Your profile will be automatically created by Talis. You will now have editing rights for your module reading lists.
Please check that your details are accurate by clicking on your name, and then clicking "View Profile".
Where it asks to describe your job role, please ensure that you choose the most relevant category from the drop-down menu (academic, researcher, librarian, etc). It is important that you set this correctly because if it has defaulted to one of the student roles, this will affect you ability to action certain functions within Talis Aspire.
Finding an existing reading list on Talis Aspire:
Log in to readinglists.warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window and search for your module list. This is usually easiest to do by module code (e.g. EC123), but you can also search by module title or the name of the owner currently assigned to the list (which may or may not be you if the list has changed hands since the previous cycle).
Be sure to log in to your profile first before searching for your reading list. Draft lists are hidden from public view, so if you do not login first, you might have trouble finding all of your lists if you have not yet published them.
You can also click "Browse hierarchy" underneath the search field to see the list of modules for a specific department. If you cannot find your module, please contact the Reading List Team at readinglists.library@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window.
Once you have located the list, click on the desired title for the relevant academic year to view the list.
Click the "+My Lists" button on the top right of the screen. This will save the list to your "My Lists" section on your profile, for quick and convenient access in the future.
Indicate the relevant Term(s) in the title of your list, as well as if the module is Distance Learning (DL), takes place Overseas (OS) or at the Warwick Venice Centre (VE). This helps the Library plan to acquire any new resources in time.
Update the student number on your lists. These roll over from the previous cycle and help inform acquisitions decisions. To amend this, press the large "Edit" button at the top right of the list, then select "Hierarchy and student numbers" from the resulting drop-down menu.
If you do not yet have a list set up and are unable to find one in Talis, you can either get in touch with the reading list team at readinglists.library@warwick.ac.uk who will set you up with a blank list, or you can create one yourself.
Creating a new draft reading list on Talis Aspire:
To create a new draft list, click the ‘My lists’ tab, and select ‘create new list’.
You will need to enter a title including the module code and select the appropriate academic year.
You can also select the hierarchy (module code) if it has already been set up. The Library team will also check this once the list is published and add any codes for new modules to Talis before assigning them to your lists.
You may also wish to add a ‘description’, which is visible to all users when published to provide context to a reading list.
The "internal note" field can be used to give additional information to the reading list team, and cannot be seen by students.
In order to create and edit reading lists you will need to install the bookmarking extension tool on any browsers you plan to use. The bookmarking extension is currently supported by Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. This will allow you to collect and save any bookmarked resources within your 'My Bookmarks' area, e.g. books, eBooks, articles, website, etc.
To install the bookmarking tool:
Log in to Talis at readinglists.warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window. If it’s your first time logging in, simply press "Log In" and it will create an account for you as long as you are signed in on the browser with your Warwick credentials (as explained in the previous section).
Go to the “My Bookmarks” section (along the top, third option from the left after “Home” and “My Lists”).
Press the large “Install Bookmarking Extension” button (at the top of the page, far right after “Add” and “Action”).
A box will pop up on screen. Press the link for the browser of your choice to proceed.
This will take you to the webstore of your chosen browser, or, by default, to the Chrome webstore.
Download the extension.
If you pin the extension button to your browser task bar, it will reside inoffensively as a small aquamarine circle containing the letter "t", just to the right of the URL field, always at the ready.
Please note: The very first time you use the button after installing, you will be prompted in a new browser tab to select your institution. Once you have done so from the drop-down menu and saved this info, it will confirm that your selection has saved and you can then close that browser tab before returning to your original one.
