The library's reading list team are hosting an online drop-in session to support academic staff with updating and publishing their reading lists for the academic year 2025/26. This session will be held on Zoom and library staff will be on hand to offer guidance about best reading list practices. This is also an opportunity for staff to ask specific questions or to raise problems you might have encountered when trying to update and publish reading lists.

The main areas we can offer support and guidance with are:

• Adding sections to your reading list(s) to create the appropriate structure.
• Adding resources to the sections of you reading list(s) to indicate what students should read.
• Setting the importance for essential items.
• Adding student notes to resources where necessary (e.g. chapter information, guidance on resource).
• Publishing the reading list to make it visible to your students and so the library can ensure all the resources are available.
• Integrating the published reading list into the associated Moodle page.
• Encouraging your students to consult the reading list for their readings.

We will be available for the full hour, so please feel free to drop in throughout the session. You can also consult the library's reading lists help guide available on the library website, or email the library at libline@essex.ac.uk with reading list questions if you cannot make this session.