Day One

Morning session

• The good, the bad and the ugly – Reading List Advocacy by Peter Gledhill and Alison Lahlafi (Sheffield Hallam University)
• Taking on the Solent reading list challenge by Julie Kingstone (Southampton Solent University)
• Group discussion – What are your expectations of a Reading List Management System? What were the unexpected issues you encountered when first dealing with reading lists? What are the ongoing issues with reading lists? What is the next step for Reading List Management Systems?

Afternoon session

• Academic views on improving reading list provision by Christopher Cipkin and Sarah Price (University of Birmingham)
• The challenges of provding a reading list service over the past decade by Valerie Wells and Lisa Haddow (University of Stirling)
• Academic Engagement at MMU by Fiona Hughes (Manchester Metropolitan University)

Day Two

Morning session

• Taken as read: a service management approach to our reading list service by Andrew Brown (Swansea University)
• The Humanities experience at Kent by Katie Edwards (University of Kent)
• Group discussion – Is a Reading List Management System really necessary?

Afternoon session

• Reading Lists: Building a process that works by Ben Taylorson and Simon Speight (Durham University)
• Our Reading List Journey by Jamie Halstead and Kate Vasili (Middlesex University)
• Bridging the gap with reading lists by Jon Knight (Loughborough University)

Feedback from attendees

“Interesting, informative and enjoyable. As a newbie to reading lists I found it really valuable“

“Like the variation in format – listening + group activities“

“It has given me so much to think about and made contacts with people who have similar interests“

“Very useful meeting. Wonderful food, thank you!“