Mediated course readings
Course Readings for the Schools of Nursing & Midwifery, Creative Industries, Engineering, Humanities & Social Sciences, Electrical Engineering & Computing, and Medicine & Public Health
Send us your reading list and we will provide access to essential course materials through physical and electronic collections of Course Readings. More information is provided in the FAQs below.
Course Reading lists for all other Schools are now supported via the new electronic course readings system.
- Access your reading list
Find and access Course Readings in Canvas. - Create a new reading list or re-use an existing list
You can create a new reading list for each teaching period or to reuse a reading list from a previous teaching session. - Add new readings
At any time you can add new material to your reading list. You can link to the Library databases, websites and upload PDFs. - Organise your reading list
Once your list is created, you can organise your list by adding notes, groups or re-order your reading list and add citation styles.
For more information on the features in electronic Course Readings visit our user guides and videos.
To create a new reading list based on an existing one, visit our Create list from an existing list guide.
If your list is not current this will be indicated by the past icon on the left of the screen.
Submit the item details using the Course Readings Assistance and Support form. Please include the following details:
- Your name
- Course college and school
- Course Code
- Teaching period
Where possible, please let us know if the Library does not currently have the item. We'll place a priority order and contact you soon.
We can order new books of essential course readings for the Course Readings collection. If you would like to request an item, please email library-orders@newcastle.edu.au.
Please include as much of the following information as possible when requesting new material:
- Title
- Author
- Publisher
- Year of publication
- ISBN
- Your name and contact details (as course coordinator)
- Course name and code
- Which campus(es) the course will be offered
- Estimated number of students
Please note: orders may take several weeks depending on place of publication and publisher supplies.
Personal copies of books not held by the Library can be included in the Course Readings collection upon request. The item is labelled and available on the Course Readings shelves. However, the library cannot take responsibility for any loss or damage to the item.
This guide contains key resources for engaging with, discovering and practising the use of Open Educational Resources, or OER.
Contact Us
Contact the Course Readings team for further information.
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