Additional Accessibility Guides
Reading Lists (Talis Aspire)
Reading Lists organize all of the resources (or “readings”) for a course, whether it’s books, e-books, journal articles, scanned documents, films, or websites. They can easily be used as a digital alternative to print coursepacks.
Reading lists can be integrated seamlessly into a Brightspace course or shared as a link.
Review the Step-by-step Instructor Guide provided by the Langara Library to get started with Reading Lists and consider the following accessibility best practices.
Naming
Name your Reading List using the naming convention recommended by the library. Specifically, name your reading list as: Course Code + Course Number: + Title of Course + (Instructor Surname). Example: ENGL 1123: Introduction to Academic Writing (Smith).
Organization
Add sections to your reading list that mirrors your Brightspace module organization (week or topic). For more information, refer to Organize Reading Lists – Research Guides at Langara College.
Best practice is to add your Reading List to your Brightspace course with each section in the appropriate module AND as a source list of all the readings for the whole course. This helps students understand and manage readings without missing anything or becoming overwhelmed.
Descriptive Titles
When adding readings using the extension, Reading Lists will pull metadata from the source. However, that information, especially titles, may not always be accurate. Review and edit the auto-populated information.
Scans
Tags
Open the Edit item menu 
on the left side of an item record. Select Add tags and choose the appropriate tag to indicate the level of accessibility of the item. Choose from the following:
- Accessible PDF
- Alternatives available
- Includes captions
- Includes captions (auto-generated)
- Includes transcript
- Library eBook
- Scanned from print
If you are unsure or would like more information about these tags, contact assistivetech@langara.ca
