Whilst browsing the web if you see a book or journal worth adding to your reading list(s) then simply click on the “bibGrab” bookmark on your browser toolbar (assuming you have first installed this). A new browser tab or window will … Continue reading
Category Archives: Academics
The academic dashboard
Ever wondered if your students look at your online reading lists? And if so are they borrowing the recommended resources from the Library? You can now find the answer to these and other questions simply by clicking on the Dashboard icon … Continue reading
Who can edit a reading list?
There are three groups of individuals who can edit reading lists: course tutors, (school) support staff and Library staff. You can add or remove people to these group by clicking on the Group icon (on the toolbar). Select the appropriate … Continue reading
Relationship between reading lists and Library stock
Whenever you add a book, book chapter, journal article or AV resource to a reading list it automatically triggers an alert to the Library. The Library will first check if it already has the item in stock or has electronic … Continue reading
Exporting a reading list
You can export a reading list from the system in a variety of formats. Formats include BibTex, RIS, RefWorks and MS Word (docx document). Step 1: Click on the Export icon on the toolbar and a popup window will appear. Step … Continue reading
Five time saving tips
We know that working with any system can be time consuming occasionally. Therefore we’ve produced the following list of tips to save time when managing your online reading lists: Tip no. 5: If you have two or more modules that … Continue reading
Item suggestions
Ever wanted the system to suggest potential content for your reading list in a similar manner (i.e. “Customers who bought this item also bought”) to your favorite online bookshop? If so, and you’re interested in journal articles, you can now see … Continue reading
Managing long reading lists
The length of a reading list is greatly influenced by the discipline it embodies. An engineering reading list is on average six books whereas a humanities reading list is on average ten times this size and is likely to include … Continue reading
New features
There are a number of new features that will be introduced to the reading list system during the May (2014), these include: Choose where to insert a new item in a list Flag recent additions to lists Filter and highlight … Continue reading
Book suggestions for potential students
Both the library and academic departments sometimes get inquiries from potential students asking about what books they might find useful to buy/read if they study at Loughborough. In order to help answer this question a new student reading suggestions script has … Continue reading