Talis Aspire is used to create, maintain and access Durham University's online reading lists. It offers full control over their content and layout, allows linking to almost any online material (including eBooks, ejournal articles, multimedia, and websites) and provides students with an intuitive interface through which to locate, access and manage their course readings. It replaces the 'Library Resources' service previously embedded in DUO, streamlining communications between students, module tutors and the Library on provision of resources.
If an online list exists for your module:
Brief instructional documents and videos are available below.
Bespoke sessions can be organised through your Faculty Librarian.
Contact library.resources@durham.ac.uk with any further questions or ask your Faculty Librarian for guidance. If your enquiry is urgent, try using the Ask DULib service.
You can rearrange, add or delete items in your reading lists directly on-screen. You can also divide your list into sections to guide your students' reading and add notes to highlight the significance of key materials and describe how students are expected to engage with them. Important, please note:
Social Policy: Principles, Current Issues and International Perspectives
Aspects of this list that are helpful to students:
Current Geoarchaeology: Reconstructing Archaeological Sites
Aspects of this list that are helpful to students:
Need help getting started? If you are new to Talis Aspire or Durham University, you may find our self-paced interactive tutorial useful. This explains the steps from looking for an existing list that you can assign or re-use to creating a brand new list from scratch and assigning it to your module code so students can find it. You can work through from start to finish or skip to the bits you need.
Please contact library.resources@durham.ac.uk with any ad hoc questions around completing specific tasks.
Alternatively, bespoke group training can be arranged through your Faculty Librarian.