Course coordinators, start considering your learning resources, reading lists and textbooks for the Semester 1, 2025 to ensure they are available to your students in Week 1.
Confirm your readings using Talis Aspire
Log in to Talis Aspire and search for your course reading list.
- Add and remove items as needed.
- Assign a reading importance - this helps students prioritise readings. The Library and School Locker use this information to inform their purchasing decisions.
- Add notes for students if required (e.g. Read pages 1–23) or notes to the Library (e.g. Please make available in High Use area).
- Organise your list if required (e.g. topics, weeks or modules).
- Publish your list.
Guide for updating your reading lists in Talis Aspire
Our Publish course reading lists guide has step-by-step instructions and videos on how to use Talis Aspire. You can also read the frequently asked questions and get further help.
Watch our short video (YouTube, 5m38s) for a demonstration of Talis Aspire.
If you need more assistance with Talis Aspire or would like to organise some training for your School or Unit, contact your Outreach Librarian.
Key dates for Semester 1 2025
- Lists are available now for updating and publishing.
- Course coordinators should publish their course reading lists before 30 December.
- Semester 1 commences 24 February 2025.
Course reading list link in Learn.UQ (Blackboard)
Your published reading list should be automatically linked (Blackboard Original) to your course in the Learning Resources module as Course Reading List. Check the course reading list link to ensure your list is linked to the correct course and semester.
Ultra users
Your reading list should be automatically linked (Blackboard Ultra) in the Learning Resources module in the Course content area.
Tools to help find learning resources
- Use our Digital Learning Hub to find online modules, interactive activities, videos and other digital learning objects.
- Indigenising Curriculum Resources has tools for finding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resources including the Indigenising Curriculum reading list.
- Visit our Open Educational Resources guide to help you find OERs to use in your course.
- Find out how you can author, adapt or adopt open textbooks at Open Textbooks @ UQ.