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Create reading list via Word import

It is currently possible to generate a reading list from a RIS file. It would be good if this could be created from other files, such as Word documents. Module supervisors will often compile a reading list within a word document when submitting ne...
Guest about 1 month ago in Edit List 1 Reviewed - on hold

Make it an option for 'Quick Add' function to only search 'My bookmarks'

Currently our 'Quick Add' enables users to add resources by searching by title, author, or ISBN-13, as well as My Bookmarks/recently added. We do not encourage our users to add new resources this way as they often struggle to find exactly what the...
Sarah @ AUT about 1 month ago in Edit List 1 Reviewed - on hold

Having a check box to tick, to clarify to students that the item is not yet available/purchased

It would be good to have a simple check box to tick, so that it is then clear to students that the item is not yet in the Library. This would be less time-consuming than having to manually check and change each item ourselves. Please could we sugg...
Guest 4 months ago in Edit List 1 Reviewed - on hold

student view for unpublished lists

Some of our teachers would like to be able to see what their lists look like before they publish them, so that they only present students with the list in its finished form, as they intended it. It would be useful if the Student View option was av...
Robin Straaijer 4 months ago in Edit List 1 Reviewed - on hold

Ability to collapse sections on a list

We have had a request from an academic with a large list for the ability to set the sections on their list to be collapsed by default. This will allow the user to quickly scroll to the relevant section then open it to see their readings. (Also, ca...
Kendall Kousek 5 months ago in Edit List 1 Reviewed - on hold

Make Sections move through drag and drop function - just like items

For longer lists, moving a section can be difficult, although more advanced users of the system may have work arounds (create a new section and drag and drop the items) or at least know that the option to move a section is there, others may not. H...
Jill Hazard 7 months ago in Edit List 1 Reviewed - on hold

Enable adding a resource while the list is filtered

It would be very useful to be able to add resources and edit the list while terms are entered in the search bar or other filters are applied. This would reduce workload by removing the need to first filter the list to determine which section to ad...
Guest 8 months ago in Edit List 2 Reviewed - on hold

Add a column in the All items download that identifies if it is a resource or paragragh

We do not work from the reviews function of TALIS as we don't have a dedicated person/team within the library. We work from an All items download list to identify training issues with list creators, for tidy up projects or for lists of potential p...
Chrissie Ley Hughes 8 months ago in Edit List 1 Reviewed - on hold

Display book author, year and edition information on RL view for chapters

Currently, if the information isn't on the "Has part" element of the bookmark, it will not display on the list view. Critical information that should be brought through from the "Part of" or parent portion is: Date of Publication Author(s) (if the...
Bex Carruthers 9 months ago in Edit List 1 Reviewed - on hold

Customized cover images

Possibility to upload cover images for List items. Right now only a few resources will generate cover images in the list (mainly paper books), we would like to have an option to upload images. This would be a lot more visually attractive for stude...
Niels Holtkamp 9 months ago in Edit List 2 Reviewed - on hold