Talis CourseFlow: Features

Streamline course reserves management

Faculty can mark textbooks and other resources they are using in teaching for course reserve. The library can manage these in a course reserves dashboard to put items on reserve and ensure enough copies for equitable student access.

Create & edit lists on the platform or from within the LMS

Faculty can create & edit lists on the easy-to-use Talis CourseFlow platform. Alternatively, we offer LTI with all major Learning Management Systems (LMS) so faculty can create lists directly from the LMS, whether Blackboard, Moodle, Canvas or other.

Structure lists with headings, paragraphs, item importance and more

Talis CourseFlow enables faculty to structure and annotate lists with paragraphs and headings, as well as set the importance of an item on a list as essential, further or extra reading.

Supports multi-media resources & document uploads

Faculty can add multi-media resources to their lists, whether video, articles, book chapters or more and also upload their own documents to lists, such as lecture notes and PDFs.

Integration with the library discovery service

Talis CourseFlow integrates with Primo, EDS, WMS & Summon, so faculty can search your discovery service from directly within Talis CourseFlow when adding items to their lists.

Integration with book sellers and OA & OER repositories

Talis CourseFlow integrates with OA and OER repositories, so faculty can search against these providers from directly within Talis CourseFlow when adding items to their lists.

Talis bookmarking extension

Faculty can use the Talis bookmarking browser extension to bookmark online resources they find and then add these into their lists, ensuring accurate metadata.

Course Reserves, Without the Last-Minute Rush

Talis CourseFlow streamlines communication, allowing faculty to send messages, review resource needs, and help the library manage acquisitions efficiently.

Search for and browse all lists

Librarians and other List Reviewers can search for and browse all lists at their institution.

Full reporting suite

Librarians can report on all lists and list items at their institution on a variety of factors including item importance, whether it is in their holdings, by approval status and more.

Customize language, branding and other settings

Librarian admins can customize their instance for the Talis CourseFlow platform to add their institutional branding, set language, and set certain fields as mandatory or optional to meet their institution’s needs. Furthermore, admins get access to Talis CourseFlow APIs to carry out advanced bulk actions.

View Resource Availability and Course Reserves

Talis CourseFlow shows students which reading list materials are available in the library, including copies and shelf marks. Course reserve items are clearly flagged so students can prioritize their reading.

LTI with Blackboard, Moodle, Canvas etc.

Talis CourseFlow integrates with all Learning Management Systems (LMS) so students can access their resource lists from withing the LMS where they get all other course information.

Add personal notes on lists and list items

Students can add personal notes on their course lists or specific items in lists to support their studies.

Set reading intentions against list items

Students can mark resources in lists with their reading intention for the item; won’t read, undecided, will read, are reading now, or have already read.

Integration with your ILS

Talis CourseFlow can also integrate with OER and OA repositories to display where students can access the resource item outside of the library.

Integration with campus bookstores, book sellers and OER OA repositories

Talis CourseFlow can also integrate with OER and OA repositories to display where students can access resources outside of the library.