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2. WE ASKED ATTENDEES
SEVERAL QUESTIONS
THESE SLIDES RECORD THE
COLLATED RESPONSES

4. What makes a good list?
How do these qualities contribute to
information literacy and information
literacy skills development?
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9. How can we support academics to
engage more fully with reading
list development and incorporate
features that develop information
literacy skills in to their lists?

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12. Summarising good list qualities we’ve seen
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13. Summarising good list qualities we’ve seen
- Importance
Consistent logic Mix of Types
- Topic/Subject
and sequence Specificity
- Time
- Assessment (broad or narrow)
Structure Resource
Selection
Destination
variety
Aligned to the
Learning student’s experience Quantity
Usability Section notes
Study notes List-level guidance
- Intro to topic of study
Annotation - Expectations or context
Importance - Promoting importance of broader reading
- Welcome engagement/discussion
Library guidance Language tone
and cadence
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14. Thanks to workshop participants
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15. Thanks to workshop participants
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16. Concepts and slides created in collaboration
• Victoria Farmer, Robert Gordon University (Presenter)
v.g.farmer@rgu.ac.uk
• Colin MacLean, Robert Gordon University (Presenter)
C.maclean@rgu.ac.uk
• Ian Corns, Talis Education Limited (Workshop Facilitator)
ijc@talis.com

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