The list of the week we have selected this time comes from the University of Derby, and has the rather wonderful portentous title of Apocalyptic and Paranoid Cultures. You can view it here. Why we like this list When selected our lists of the week, we often highlight the quality of the list structure and ...

Our List of the Week this week was created by Linda Jones (Law & Criminology Librarian) at the University of Portsmouth. You can view it here. Why we like this list As you’ve probably seen by now, this is not a traditional resource list, though one could argue that it is still used for teaching! ...

The list this week is from Robert Gordon University, and is entitled “Children, youth and society”. You can view it here. Why we like this list As is often mentioned mentioned, a good list starts with a good structure. Here we see Set Texts, Suggested Readings, Journal Articles and the Journal Club, and Other Useful ...

Recently, Angela Warlow posted “MMU – enhanced VLE integration into Moodle (with screenshot)“. In this article she talks about how MMU have used list-linking and Item-linking APIs provided by Talis Aspire Campus Edition to display core sections within their VLE. Nice one Angela, and thank you for sharing! Integration into the VLE is a great ...

Every once in a while we receive a note from our users giving us feedback. And sometimes they include a little pat on the back . One such email came to us recently from Laurian Williamson, a distance learner at Robert Gordon University. We were naturally excited as this is the first bit of feedback ...

This week, we take a look at the list ‘Management in Context’ from Keele University. You can view it here. Why we like this list This is a great example of how by applying some simple, good quality practices, a list within Talis Aspire can deliver real benefit to the student. Firstly, structure – by ...

In a recent feature on The Guardian (Open days put Universities under the microscope), Dorothy Lepkowska (@DotLepkowska) reported on how Universities across the UK are coming under unprecedented scrutiny by prospective students and their families during the selection process. As explained in this article, by Prof. Elizabeth Stuart from Winchester University, institutions expected lots of questions ...