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

• Log In to Aspire (How do I do that?).
• Find the article online that you wish to add (it is preferred that you search for the article on Primo before using other browsers as this helps to ensure that students can access it and that bibliograph details are accurate). 

On the page which contains bibliographic detail about the article including the DOI or other permanent link (not the table of contents for the issue).

• Click on the Aspire bookmarklet button or the Talis extension icon in your browser window (How do I do that?).

A new Aspire record opens with your resource showing as an article, if the article is incorrectly categorised as a webpage or document instead, cancel it and try adding the article manually (How do I do that?).

Important: if the full text of the article is not available you will need to request a digitisation (How do I do that?) A link to the digitised chapter will be added by library staff to the Aspire bookmark.

• Click Save in My Bookmarks.

• If the list you wish to add the resource to shows on the right, click Add to List. If it is not present, type the list into the search bar and it will appear, click Add to List. (You must ensure that the reading list you need has already been assigned to your ‘My Lists’ section (How do I do that?).

• Select the Importance level from the drop-down menu. You can choose the location of the resource on the list using the Select Position on the List drop-down menus. Notes for both the library and students can be added in the Notes section.
• Once the above is complete click Finish.

Note - If the article is not available online to students and staff at Aberystwyth University and needs digitising for upload to the Blackboard module, please request a digitisation (How do I do that?) A link to the digitised chapter will be added by library staff to the Aspire bookmark.