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Course reading lists for Semester 1, 2026

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Published 2 Dec, 2025  ·  5 minutes

Course coordinators, start considering your learning resources, reading lists and textbooks for Semester 1, 2026 to ensure they are available to your students in Week 1. 

Publish your list

Log in to Talis Aspire and search for your course reading list.

  1. Add and remove items as needed.
  2. Assign a reading importance - this helps students prioritise readings. The Library and School Locker use this information to inform their purchasing decisions.
  3. Add notes for students if required (e.g. Read pages 1–23) or notes to the Library (e.g. Please move to High Use area).
  4. Organise your list if required (e.g. topics, weeks or modules).
  5. Publish your list.

Guide for updating your reading lists in Talis Aspire

Our Publish course reading lists guide has step-by-step instructions. You can also watch a short video (YouTube, 5m38s) for a demonstration of Talis Aspire.

If you need assistance with Talis Aspire, contact your Outreach Librarian.

Key dates for Semester 1

  • Lists are available now for updating and publishing.
  • Course coordinators should publish their course reading lists by 19 January 2026.
  • Semester 1 commences 23 February 2026.

Course reading list link in Learn.UQ (Blackboard) 

Your published reading list should be automatically linked in Blackboard Ultra. Check the course reading list link to ensure your list is linked to the correct course and semester. 

Tools to help find learning resources

Journal article access in 2026

There will be changes to access for some journal articles in 2026. Visit Changes to accessing and publishing in journals from 2026 for more details.

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