RLO: Working with Reading Lists Online

You will be asked to create a profile the first time you use the RLO system. 

If your module does not have an existing RLO, you can create a new one.

• Select My Lists from the top banner and choose Create new list.
• We recommend that you to use the exact module title as the reading list name.
• Click on Select Hierarchy and search using the module code to attach the list to the correct module and add the student numbers. 
• Set the Academic Year.

VIDEO: How to create a new list:

• If your module already has a RLO, there will be a link to it in the Module Information section of the Blackboard module site. There will also be a link listed under My Tools. 
• You can also access the RLO system directly from the Library Online homepage and search for a list by module name, module leader or module code. 
• Sign in to RLO using your Sheffield Hallam username and password. 
• Use My Lists to see all the lists that you have access to. 
• Contact the Library if you experience any problems accessing or editing your RLO: 

You can make a copy of an existing list and reuse it for a new module:

• Open the list you want to copy. 
• Click on Edit (top right hand corner).
• Choose Copy list.
• Rename the list with the new module title and set the academic year.
• Untick the Copy hierarchy associations and add the new module code.

If the list you are copying contains any digitised readings, and you want to include these in your new reading list, please contact the Library Access & Supply team copyright@shu.ac.uk and inform them of:

• The module code of the list you are copying.
• The module code of the new list you are creating.
• The digitised readings you want included on the new list.

VIDEO: How to make a copy of an existing reading list:

You can arrange reading lists into sections, either week, theme or topic:  

• Hover the mouse over where you would like the section to go.
• Select the Add Section option from the action bar which appears.
• Give the new section a name and description.  

VIDEO: Adding sections to your reading list.

You can easily move sections around the reading list. 

• Go to the section you want to move
• Click on the three dots on the right hand side of the screen '...'  and then Click on Cut.
• Go to the section of the list that you want to put the section into and Click on Paste.