{"id":10367,"date":"2026-03-27T15:21:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/?post_type=chapter&p=10367"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:07:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:07:03","slug":"reading-lists-talis-aspire","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/chapter\/reading-lists-talis-aspire\/","title":{"raw":"Reading Lists (Talis Aspire)","rendered":"Reading Lists (Talis Aspire)"},"content":{"raw":"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.\r\n\r\nReading lists can be integrated seamlessly into a Brightspace course or shared as a link.\r\n\r\nReview the Step-by-step Instructor Guide<\/a> provided by the Langara Library to get started with Reading Lists and consider the following accessibility best practices.\r\n

Naming<\/h2>\r\nName your Reading List using the naming convention recommended by the library<\/a>. Specifically, name your reading list as: Course Code + Course Number: + Title of Course + (Instructor Surname). Example: ENGL 1123: Introduction to Academic Writing (Smith).\r\n

Organization<\/h2>\r\nAdd 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<\/a>.\r\n\r\nBest practice is to add your Reading List to your Brightspace course<\/a>\u00a0with 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.\r\n

Descriptive Titles<\/h2>\r\nWhen adding readings using the extension<\/a>, 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.\r\n

Scans<\/h2>\r\n
Talis only accepts PDFs as uploaded documents. However, you may consider hosting content elsewhere, such as an opened.ca<\/a> site, and then adding that source to your Reading List. For articles, try to find the original source via your library and add that to your Reading List. Most article databases offer HTML or PDF, allowing readers their preferred choice.<\/div>\r\n

Tags<\/h2>\r\nOpen the Edit item menu \"\" <\/strong>on the left side of an item record. Select\u00a0Add tags<\/strong> and choose the appropriate tag to indicate the level of accessibility of the item. Choose from the following:\r\n