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What is a Course Reading?

Course Readings are key information resources that support the learning and teaching activities during a course offering.

This includes the Mandatory Text(s) listed in the Course Specification, and additional or recommended readings intended to enrich student learning. 

Individual readings or resources in a reading list are referred to as 'citations'.

Course Readings are distinct from learning objects such as lecture slides and worksheets, that are usually stored in eLOR. 

Course Readings might include  Course Readings do not include:
  • mandatory course texts
  • recommended and additional readings, such as:
    • journal articles 
    • eBooks and eBook chapters
    • national and international standards
    • scanned copies of books, book chapters and articles     
    • streamed media items from the Library catalogue
  • Lecture recordings, notes and slides
  • Tutorial materials 
  • Resources stored in eLOR
  • study support resources
  • exemplar student works
  • non-authoritative web content 
  • audio-visual recordings and photographs
  • assessment materials
A Course Readings list organises resources into a single access point on StudyDesk for students. 

Contact your Liaison Librarian

Liaison Librarians can help your students effectively use and access scholarly information resources and work with you to support your learning and research. 

UniSQ College, College for First Nations and the Arts
 

Including Creative Arts, Humanities and Communication 

USQCollegeCISERArtsLibrarian@unisq.edu.au
Business

BusinessLibrarian@unisq.edu.au
Education
 

EducationLibrarian@unisq.edu.au
Engineering, Built Environment, Sciences and IT

Including Agricultural, Computational and Environmental Sciences

EngineeringLibrarian@unisq.edu.au
Health

HealthLibrarian@unisq.edu.au
Law LawLibrarian@unisq.edu.au
Higher Degree Research

For postgraduate research consultation

ResearchSupportTeam@unisq.edu.au