Update on Course Reading Lists
The Library and Information Service in collaboration with the Centre for Learning Technologies and other learning and teaching support divisions, has implemented a SUNLearn integrated course reading system to allow for the better administration of reading lists in an e-learning environment. Course Reading Lists, powered by Leganto® from Ex Libris, allows lecturers to build and manage the reading lists for their courses directly from within SUNLearn. Lecturers from the Departments of Educational Psychology, Music, Geography and Environmental Studies, the School of Accountancy, the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics and the Faculty of Theology, participated in the implementation of the system which went live on 1 December 2020.
Leganto® allows lecturers to include diverse content from the Library and elsewhere, such as books, articles, open educational resources, websites, streaming media, digitised content and course notes, in a single list. In doing so, Course Reading Lists adds both print and electronic materials to the same lists and shows the real-time availability of both. Student usage reports are also available to help lecturers determine how effective their reading lists are and what materials students engage with most, through views, comments and likes.
Students access Course Reading Lists from within their course in SUNLearn. They can interact with their lists by marking citations as read and liking those citations which they enjoy. If enabled by the lecturer, students can view upcoming due dates by when material needs to be read and can partake in student discussions on their lists. This new integrated course reading system comes at a time when students need to engage more with their lecturers through the SUNLearn system.
To learn more about Course Reading Lists and to get started on your own, please visit https://libguides.sun.ac.za/readinglists.
Lecturers and facilitators of courses who wish to make use of this new feature to improve their course reading list administration in 2021, can contact Natasja Malherbe (Manager: Digital Library Systems), tel. +27 21 808-2845 or their faculty librarian.
Wouter Klapwijk
Update on Library services
The libraries that are currently open for services, including research and study, are: SU Library, Engineering and Forestry Library, Medicine and Health Sciences Library, Music Library and USBL (Bellville Park Campus Library).
Read here the details about opening hours, booking a visit as well as services and resources that are offered.
SU Library service
The Stellenbosch University (SU) Library building is available for a limited number of clients at a time to use computers and spaces for study and research. Clients are also welcome to bring their own devices.
Clients may use the library’s online booking system to book to browse for books in the SU Library. Clients who are interested in utilising this option must place a booking 24 hours in advance of the desired time. The relevant Faculty Librarian will then contact the client to explain the relevant procedures. Please note that Monday bookings must be verified on the previous Friday.
To ensure adherence to Covid-19 protocols, the total number of clients allowed in the library is monitored. Clients are therefore required to book time slots via the library’s online booking system. Further details can be found here.