We spoke to Ken Dick, the University Librarian at the University of Portsmouth to find out how they adapted when faced with a library closure, and how they are evolving their practices looking forward. What has been the biggest challenge of the pandemic? Since March we’ve had 3 different service…
By Natalie Naik
Provisioning online resources is nothing new. For most of our universities, it has been a top priority in recent years, with many introducing e-first policies. We have been able to support this shift to online with Talis Aspire, but when COVID-19 happened, the ability to provide a range of high-quality,…
By Natalie Naik
In 2020 we have seen some fantastic webinars and discussions, and had the opportunity to bring our community together to share best practice and experience from their peers. We have had a total of 12 different universities speaking about a wide range of topics on our…
By Emma Dodd
At Talis, we want to ensure that all users have an enjoyable and efficient experience when using our tools, whatever their needs are. You may have seen that we have added enhancements over recent months, to support accessibility within Talis Aspire. These include button hover text…
By Emma Dodd
A team from the University of Kent presented a poster session at US based Charleston Conference 2020 earlier this month. They presented their decolonisation initiative at the University of Kent, led by students and librarians. One area of discussion was the role that reading lists play in identifying the diversity…
By Natalie Naik
September and October are always our busiest months here at Talis. That’s because it marks the start of the academic year for most of our universities. This year, with more students attending lectures and studying at home, we’ve seen an even bigger spike in use of reading lists and digitised…
By Natalie Naik