Heads up! Talis is rolling out a brand-new bookmarking workflow for all users starting Monday, 3rd November 2025.

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It’s faster, and hopefully easier to use, and designed to enhance your bookmarking experience. The old “classic” workflow will still be around until early January 2026, and is available from the preview screen, but we recommend switching over now to get familiar with the new setup.

Want to see it in action? We’ve updated our reading lists libguides to reflect these new changes :
https://library-guides.ucl.ac.uk/readinglists/using-bookmarking-button#s-lg-box-wrapper-19823317

What’s new compared to Classic ?

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Some differences :

• Preview Screen Upgrade: Once you have clicked on the bookmarking button, you will be taken to a  preview screen showing all metadata side-by-side. No more scrolling like in Classic.
• One-Click Bookmarking: No need to choose between “Create” or “Create and Add to List.” Just hit “Save to MyBookmarks”—it does both! You’ll still use follow-up screens to add notes, choose a list, and set item position.
• Metadata Capture: For electronic resources, the preview screen now shows key details like DOI, URL, and view online links on the preview screen.
• Editing an item: If metadata is missing, click “Edit” to update or enrich it. The new screen offers extra fields on the top right that you can use to amend the metadata.  In Classic, you had to use a dropdown menu.

If you have any problems using the new bookmarking workflow, please do get in touch with readinglists@ucl.ac.uk 

OR  use the feedback button from the top menu on the readinglist@ucl home page

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We’ve revamped the reading list student web pages to make it easier for students to find the information they need regarding readinglists@ucl.

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From the pages students can discover how to :

• Find their list and navigate through the reading list with ease
• Make personal notes and track their reading intentions (these will only be visible to the student)
• Export lists using various citation styles
• Report broken links
• Get further information from our handy FAQs

Whether students are diving into their first module or preparing their first essay, readinglists@ucl is designed to support the student journey.

We welcome students to check it out to make the most of their reading experience!

If you experience any issues when using your reading list, please contact readinglists@ucl.ac.uk

Students, ever wondered how to stay on the right side of copyright while diving into your course readings? We’ve got just the thing for you and it’s way more fun than it sounds!

Save the Date:

Tuesday 25th November

Just outside the IoE Library
11am – 2pm

Colin the Copyright Nerd

Swing by for a morning  of copyright wisdom, sweet treats, and a chance to win big! Meet the one and only “ Colin the Copyright Nerd”,  yes he’s real, well, to be more precise he’s not, he’s AI  generated, but he’s here to help you unravel the mysteries of copyright. Come and play the  “Copyright for Humans” game and see if you can become the wise owl of copyright !

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Got thoughts on your online reading list? We want to hear them! Take our quick online survey and help us make your experience of using your reading lists even better.

And because we love to spoil you, we have :

• £25 Loveshop vouchers up for grabs
  

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• Lollipops and chocolate for everyone
• A whole lot of copyright and reading list fun!

So come for the treats, and leave a little wiser about copyright and your online reading lists. What more could you ask for?