Reading Lists Online: A Student Guide

Reading lists provide access to all your recommend reading in one handy place!  The list has been designed to develop your subject knowledge and you can develop further by searching in Library Search for other resources related to your module.  Think of the reading list as your starting point within each subject.

Here is some basic information about reading lists to get you started: 

• You will have online reading lists for each of the modules that you are studying. 
• Reading lists are created by your lecturers to support your learning on each module. 
• Your reading lists can contain a variety of resources such as books, eBooks, journal articles, webpages, videos or specially digitised content. 
• Your lecturers may set resources as 'Essential', 'Background', 'Optional' or 'Suggested for Student Purchase' depending on the importance of the resource.  This can help you to plan your reading by seeing which resources are Essential.  We recommend asking the module leader if the importance of a resource is not clear.

Watch our video to learn more about reading lists online. (This video is accompanied by narration, subtitles and transcript). 

Explore this guide to get the most out of your reading lists and help with accessing and planning your reading. 

We understand that you might have questions about reading before starting your course. The link below explains how you will be able to access your reading lists once you have enrolled on your course.  It also has advice to help you get started with reading at university which you can look at anytime.