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Reading Lists, Research & Training

Finding a Reading List on the LSD

Follow this link to search Reading Lists

If the link above doesn't work you can search reading lists using the steps below:

Step One: Advanced Search

Open an advanced search on the Library catalogue

Library homepage > Select Advanced Search (underneath search bar)

Select Reading Lists from the 'Search for' options
Using the 'Search filters' drop down list select the course code / name / department / Instructor
Enter Search term and hit 'search'

This will bring up all items on reading lists relating to the search.

NB: Use course code to bring up results for only that reading list

Step Two: Item Details

Choose an item from the results, make sure it has the 'course' icon.

On the next screen scroll down to the item 'Details' section. At the bottom is the Course Information - this has a link to the reading list(s) this item is on.

Click the link for the correct Reading List

Step Three: Open the Reading List

Click on the course title to open the Reading List

Each item on the reading list will now be visible. You will be able to click on any item to find it in the Library catalogue

Students unable to access Reading Lists

Students who cannot access readinglists may not have completed, or only recently completed, registration. Alma auto-updates overnight so we advise users to wait 24 hours before trying to access reading lists.

If you get an enquiry about not being able to access reading lists and the error is 'User Unknown' this is likely to be a registration issue.

Use the ;register shortcut on Olark to send information and a link to register properly online.

If the user has registered and waited please pass on enquiries to the reading list team: readinglists.lib@sussex.ac.uk for further support.

If the user is an ODL student and they think they have already registered and waited then please pass them on to the ODL team: studyonlinelibrarian@sussex.ac.uk for further support.

All BSMS reading list queries should be sent directly to the BSMS librarians: bsmslibrary@bsms.ac.uk

Reading List Sample Email:

Dear XXXXX,

Thank you for letting us know you are having problems accessing the module reading list.

Please to log on to Sussex Direct to complete registration by clicking the Register button on the orange banner and work through the steps. See below.

Please check you have completed all steps, including entering personal details and uploading a photo ID. Once you have uploaded the photo etc. it will need to be approved and then you will be fully registered and can access all the resources etc. which can take up to 48hrs.

If you are a postgraduate student enrolled on one of the 'Study Online' courses and you have already completed registration and allowed 48 hours but are not seeing the reading list, please contact Studyonlinelibrarian@sussex.ac.uk for further support.

Please let us know if you have any other questions.

Best wishes,

XXXXX

Content Delivery (Reading Lists Team)

University of Sussex Library

readinglists.lib@sussex.ac.uk

Reading List Support

Research & Open Scholarship

Library Training

All information can be found on the Research Support pages of the library website

Contact the ROS team: library.researchsupport@sussex.ac.uk

All information can be found on the Teaching and Events pages of the library website

Contact the teaching team: library.training@sussex.ac.uk

PGR & Staff

Research & Open access Scholarship (ROS) Team

Doctoral researchers (also called PhDs, DPhils and PGRs) are postgraduates who are on a research programme. They work independently on their research projects, and we treat them more like academic staff than students.

PGRs will also often be employed as tutors by the university.

PGT & Undergrad.

Teaching Team - User Experience

Masters (PGT) students are postgraduate students who are registered on a taught course. So, they have lessons and assignments. We treat these students in a similar way to Undergraduates.

The Repository - is a database that holds Sussex research outputs.

Elements - holds information about Sussex researchers through their public facing profiles. (This can easily found using google)

NB: Embargos may be placed on files in these databases and therefore isn’t currently available

OA Publishing - Big push for open access publishing. If asked on the Hub point them to this page

The Hive

- Only PGR - Research Postgraduates (PhD, DPhil), visiting researchers and Staff can use the Hive.

- Those in a 1+ 3 programme can use the Hive in the research (+3) component

- If in doubt contact the ROS team

- Only DLs can update access to the hive using sentry

1:1 Support - Signpost researchers to 1:1 support and researcher development programme pages.

Boolean Search

- Uses link words such as ‘AND’, ‘OR’, ‘NOT’ to limit, broaden, or define your search.

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