Waikato Reading Lists
Setting up a list: Sections, notes, pages, statistics
OVERVIEW
Once a list has been created, it can be organised into sections with headings and notes.
ADDING
SECTIONS
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Click on your list then click Edit and Edit list
To the right of the page, hover over the
symbol next to New section
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Click and drag the new section box over to the list on the left and drop into
position by releasing the click
You will be prompted to give the section a title (e.g. Week 1) and add any study notes
Click Save
To create sub sections, drag and drop the new section box inside an existing section
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Once you have created sections, the reading list will have a
Table of contents. If there are no sections, there will be no Table of
Contents option
To move sections while in edit mode, click show next to
Table of contents at the top of the list
Move the section to the desired position
Click hide to exit this view
POPULATING
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THE LIST
The most recent 250 bookmarks you have created
appear on the right of a list. Search or scroll to a title
you wish to add to your list. If you have more than 250
bookmarks, click more bookmarks at the end of the
list
Hover over the
symbol next to the title
Click and drag the title to the relevant section on the
list
Drop it into position by releasing the click
Use Set Importance to alert students to what is essential or recommended reading
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Use Edit notes and importance to request an item for High
Demand (formerly Course Reserve). Add ‘High Demand’ to
the Notes for Library section
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Edit or delete items from the list using the Edit or Remove link. Your bookmark will remain in the
section on the right but it will no longer be in the list
Do not delete the bookmark if you have requested digitisation for it. Contact
[email protected] if you want to change your digitisation request
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ADDING
NOTES
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Notes can be added to sections or to the top of a list
To add a notes field, hover over the
symbol next to New note
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Click and drag the new note box to the list and drop it
into position by releasing the click
Type notes
Click Save
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WRL Guides Group, May 2017
ADDING
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PAGES
Pages can be used to add longer explanations, images, videos, links
etc
To add a Page, hover the mouse over the
symbol next to New
page
Click and drag the new page box over to the list on the
left and drop it into position by releasing the click
Add image, link etc
Click Save
PUBLISH
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Click Publish when you are ready to make the list available to students
If you update your list or make any changes, click Publish otherwise the updated list will not be
visible to students
USAGE
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YOUR LIST
STATISTICS
For published lists, click Dashboard to check how often a list or individual items have been viewed
Note: This feature is only available during the dates set for the teaching period of that course
NEED HELP?
Contact your Subject Librarian.
WRL Guides Group, May 2017