The editing interface is designed to improve and streamline the process of creating and editing reading lists. A number of changes have been designed to make the interface more intuitive and user-friendly, this article will outline some of the more obvious differences as well as providing links to further sources of support.
Editing your lists
List creators and publishers can edit directly from the list screen, so avoiding the need to publish or save changes to preview how they will appear to student users. Resources can be added, or moved to the correct position, or new sections added, all without leaving the list screen.
Action Bar
The action bar at the top of the list now stays fixed to the top of the screen, so that the various actions it enables are available to the user at all times.
Add Resource Functionality
The "Add Resource" button includes three different features, depending on how your institution's Talis website has been set up. These three features are the ability to add resources from "My Bookmarks", Add Resource and/or Library Search (Discovery Integration). For more detailed information, please visit the Editing lists - a how-to guide support article (also listed below). Here are examples of how each of the listed features will appear.
Add Resource: My Bookmarks
Your bookmarks will appear at the top of the "Add Resource" list. Clicking on the title of a resource will expand its metadata.
Add Resource: Books Search
It’s now possible to add items directly to a list even if they haven’t previously been bookmarked. The Add Resource functionality allows users to search for books and also displays their availability in your library catalogue. Clicking on the title of a book will show some metadata and library availability.
Add Resource: Library Search (Discovery Integration)
If your institution has set up a library discovery system integration, Books Search will change to Library Search. Clicking the title of a resource here will expand the metadata or details of the item.
Back to top
When working on lists that take up more than the size of your screen, a 'Back to top' button will quickly return you to the top of the page.
Further Advice
Use the links below to get information about the features available in the editing interface.