Frequently Asked Questions

Aspire For Students

Blackboard And Aspire Staff

How do I access Aspire off campus?

How do I create a link to a section in an Aspire reading list?

How do I link my module reading list to the hierarchy in Aspire?

How do I link my reading list to a Blackboard module?

How do I publish / re-publish my reading list in Aspire?

I've made a change to my Aspire list and republished - when will it show in the Blackboard module?

I've published my Aspire list - why can't I see it in my Blackboard module?

What happens when I publish a draft list in Aspire?

Copying Aspire Lists (staff)

How do I copy an Aspire list from one module to another?

How do I prepare for Aspire Reading List Copy?

How do I re-use an existing Aspire list in English for a Welsh-equivalent module (or vice versa)?

I teach the same content in different modules - do I have to create a new list for each module in Aspire?

Creating Aspire Bookmarks Staff

How can I share Aspire bookmarks with my colleague?

How do I add a DVD in Primo to Aspire?

How do I add a book in Primo to an Aspire reading list?

How do I add a book manually to my Aspire reading list?

How do I add a book that is not in Primo to an Aspire reading list?

How do I add a book to an Aspire reading list from a bookseller or publisher website?

How do I add a book to an Aspire reading list using its ISBN?

How do I add a chapter of a book to Aspire?

How do I add a course or video from LinkedIn Learning to an Aspire reading list? (Staff)

How do I add a journal article to an Aspire reading list?

How do I add a web page or online video to an Aspire reading list?

How do I add an article to Aspire by manually adding the bibliographic details?

How do I add an article to Aspire using a DOI?

How do I add an article to an Aspire reading list?

How do I add an item to Aspire to use in a reading list later?

How do I add the Aspire bookmaking extension to Safari on an iPad?

How do I add the Aspire bookmarking extension to Chrome?

How do I add the Aspire bookmarking extension to Edge?

How do I add the Aspire bookmarking extension to FireFox?

How do I add the Aspire bookmarking extension to my browser?

How do I complete the 'Create' or 'Create and add to list' forms in Aspire?

How do I fix broken or faulty links in my Aspire reading list?

How do I import records into Aspire from Mendeley?

I want to add a book in Primo to Aspire but it has no ISBN - what can I do?

I've added books and other items to My Bookmarks in Aspire - how do I add them to my Aspire reading list?

Where can a find a DOI for an article I want to add to Aspire?

Why must I set the Importance for everything in my Aspire reading list?

Creating Aspire Lists Staff

A module I convene will have a different module code next year - what must I do about the Aspire reading list for it?

Can I have a private reading list in Aspire?

Can I re-purpose an old Aspire list for a returning module?

Has a reading list been created for my module in Aspire and has it been published?

How can I tell if I have unpublished changes in my reading lists?

How can I tell if my Aspire reading list is linked to the hierarchy?

How do I add a reading list for a module awaiting approval?

How do I add the Aspire bookmarking extension to Safari on a MacBook?

How do I change the order of items in an Aspire reading list?

How do I copy an Aspire list from one module to another?

How do I create a module reading list in Aspire?

How do I create an Aspire reading list for a distance learning module?

How do I create my Aspire profile?

How do I embed one section within another in an Aspire reading list?

How do I link my module reading list to the hierarchy in Aspire?

How do I publish / re-publish my reading list in Aspire?

I cannot create or publish a reading list for my module in Aspire - what can I do?

I cant publish my Aspire list - what can I do?

I teach the same content in different modules - do I have to create a new list for each module in Aspire?

I've published my Aspire list - why can't I see it in my Blackboard module?

In Aspire can I see all the sections of a list at a glance?

Is my Aspire reading list ready to be published?

The item I want is not in any of the University libraries, what can I do?

What are the deadlines for arranging library stock purchase and digitisation for taught modules?

What do I need to know about the module before creating a new reading list in Aspire?

Digitisation And Aspire

As module convenor, can I upload a personally digitised chapter or article into my Aspire reading list?

Can I use the same digitised chapter or article in another reading list and module I teach?

Can the digitisation service source a chapter or article that the library does not stock?

How can I make the digitisation process quicker?

How do I add a chapter of a book to Aspire?

How do I add a journal article to an Aspire reading list?

How do I create an account to use the advanced features when reading a scanned chapter/article on Aspire?

How do I fix broken or faulty links in my Aspire reading list?

How do I request material to be digitised for a reading list?

How do I use the advanced features when viewing a scanned chapter/article in Aspire?

How do library staff make digitised readings available to students?

How does the digitisation service work?

How much can be digitised for a module?

If I use the same digitised chapter or article in subsequent years, do I need to re-request the reading again for a module?

It has not been possible to digitise a reading for a module - what can a module convenor do?

What are the benefits to digitising material on my reading list?

What are the details of the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) licence which permits Information Services to digitise material?

What can be digitised under the Copyright Licensing Agency's Higher Education Licence?

What cannot be digitised under the Copyright Licensing Agency's Higher Education (CLA HE) licence?

What if I want more than two chapters from a book to be digitised for my reading list?

What is the Digital Content Store (DCS)?

When will digitised material be available?

Who can apply to have items digitised for a module?

Why are library staff unable to digitise a reading I've selected for my Aspire reading list?

Editing Aspire Bookmarks (staff)

How do I add a note to student or a note to library in Aspire?

How do I add more information to a book or other item in Aspire e.g. a volume or url?

How do I edit an item in my Aspire reading list?

How do I set the importance for an item in Aspire i.e. Essential or Further Reading?

Why must the Resource Type be correct in an Aspire bookmark?

Editing Aspire Lists (staff)

Can I check to see what changes have happened recently to my list in Aspire?

Can I sort my Aspire bookmark list in alphabetical order?

Can I sort my Aspire reading list in alphabetical order?

How can I add an Online Resource button to an item in an Aspire reading list?

How do I add a book using the Add Resource button to my Aspire reading list?

How do I add some text to my Aspire Reading List?

How do I change the order of items in an Aspire reading list?

How do I delete a reading list from Aspire?

How do I edit a module reading list in Aspire?

How do I edit the attributes of my Aspire list e.g. title, semester?

How do I embed one section within another in an Aspire reading list?

How do I publish / re-publish my reading list in Aspire?

How do I remove a bookmark from an Aspire reading list?

How do I remove a list from My Lists?

How do I update my reading list?

I need to edit a reading list that was added to Aspire by someone else - what do I need to do?

I'm the co-ordinator of a module - how do I make myself the reading list owner in Aspire?

I've made a change to my Aspire list and republished - when will it show in the Blackboard module?

In Aspire can I see all the sections of a list at a glance?

Is my Aspire reading list ready to be published?

What are the deadlines for arranging library stock purchase and digitisation for taught modules?

LinkedIn Learning And Aspire

How do I add a course or video from LinkedIn Learning to an Aspire reading list? (Staff)

Linking To Aspire

How can I re-use links to digitised content in my Blackboard module?

How do I add my Aspire reading list to Y Porth?

How do I create a link to a section in an Aspire reading list?

How do I link to an Aspire list?

How do I make my DIS distance learning module available in Blackboard?

Mobile Aspire

How do I add the Aspire bookmaking extension to Safari on an iPad?

Primo And Aspire (staff)

How do I add a DVD in Primo to Aspire?

How do I add a book in Primo to an Aspire reading list?

How do I add more information to a book or other item in Aspire e.g. a volume or url?

How do I edit the attributes of my Aspire list e.g. title, semester?

I want to add a book in Primo to Aspire but it has no ISBN - what can I do?

I'm the co-ordinator of a module - how do I make myself the reading list owner in Aspire?

Publishing Aspire Lists Staff

How can I tell if I have unpublished changes in my reading lists?

How do I link my module reading list to the hierarchy in Aspire?

How do I publish / re-publish my reading list in Aspire?

I cant publish my Aspire list - what can I do?

I've made a change to my Aspire list and republished - when will it show in the Blackboard module?

I've published my Aspire list - why can't I see it in my Blackboard module?

Is my Aspire reading list ready to be published?

What are the deadlines for arranging library stock purchase and digitisation for taught modules?

What happens when I publish a draft list in Aspire?

Removing Aspire Bookmarks (staff)

How do I remove a bookmark from an Aspire reading list?

Sections In Aspire (staff)

How do I add, move or delete a section from an Aspire reading list?

How do I create a link to a section in an Aspire reading list?

How do I embed one section within another in an Aspire reading list?

In Aspire can I see all the sections of a list at a glance?

Starting With Aspire Staff

Can I re-purpose an old Aspire list for a returning module?

Has a reading list been created for my module in Aspire and has it been published?

How do I access Aspire off campus?

How do I add the Aspire bookmaking extension to Safari on an iPad?

How do I add the Aspire bookmarking extension to Chrome?

How do I add the Aspire bookmarking extension to Edge?

How do I add the Aspire bookmarking extension to FireFox?

How do I add the Aspire bookmarking extension to Safari on a MacBook?

How do I add the Aspire bookmarking extension to my browser?

How do I arrange for the library to stock the items on my module reading lists (teaching staff)?

How do I change my profile in Aspire?

How do I complete the 'Create' or 'Create and add to list' forms in Aspire?

How do I create a module reading list in Aspire?

How do I create my Aspire profile?

How do I log in to Aspire Reading Lists?

How do I view analytics for my Aspire reading list? (staff)

I cannot create or publish a reading list for my module in Aspire - what can I do?

What do I need to know about the module before creating a new reading list in Aspire?

Where can I find help with Talis Aspire?

Where can I find self-paced training materials for Aspire Reading Lists?

Why must I set the Importance for everything in my Aspire reading list?

Why must the Resource Type be correct in an Aspire bookmark?

Troubleshooting Aspire (staff)

How do I fix broken or faulty links in my Aspire reading list?

I cannot create or publish a reading list for my module in Aspire - what can I do?

I want to add a book in Primo to Aspire but it has no ISBN - what can I do?

I've published my Aspire list - why can't I see it in my Blackboard module?

Where can I send feedback about my experience of using Aspire Reading Lists?