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Reading Lists: a Practical Guide

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Reading Lists: a guide for staff

This guide is designed to help you use the Reading Lists system which helps provide course reading to students.
Explore the topics below and use the contact options to get in touch if you'd like further help.
There are various video guides embedded in these pages; you'll find them all in one place on our YouTube Reading Lists playlist.

University Teaching Committee requires that all modules have a reading list in the University Reading Lists system from September 2025.

See our essential information for teaching staff.

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Introduction to Reading Lists
What the system does and how it provides course reading to students
Get started - Illustrated by an icon depicting a check box that has been ticked
6 easy steps to get started
Get set up with Reading Lists for the first time
Manage your existing lists - illustrated by an icon depicting a crossed spanner and screwdriver
Manage your existing lists
For staff who already have lists and want some tips on managing them
Frequently Asked Questions - Illustrated by an icon depicting a traffic light
FAQs
The full, searchable list of Frequently Asked Questions
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HYMS
Advice for HYMS staff
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If you're making big changes, send your lists to us using our online submission form and we'll create them for you.

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For technical questions about using the Reading List system, get in touch using lib-readinglists@york.ac.uk.

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For questions about resources or the library collections, contact your Faculty Librarians.

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