Resource Lists

Not all courses use Resource Lists. Check with your lecturer, tutor or course organiser if a resource list has been provided for your course.

If there is no Resource List, you might consider asking your lecturer if they could use Resource Lists. They can contact Library Learning Services for more information.

Resource lists can be accessed from the course Learn page by clicking the ‘View course & institution tools’ link under ‘Books & Tools’ in the left-hand menu.

If a Resource List should be available but is not showing on Learn please contact EdHelp for assistance. You can also search for Resource Lists on the Resource Lists homepage.

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This error can also arise when using a link to the Resource List which has been copied from a browser. Try accessing the Resource List through the link in your Learn course.

If this doesn't solve the issue contact EdHelp.

While you wait for the issue to be resolved, you can access your Resource List from the service homepage:

http://resourcelists.ed.ac.uk

Use the information on the Library’s accessing e-resources webpage for answers to common e-resource issues.

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If there’s no obvious technical reason, there may be restrictions on how many people can access the e-book at any one time. Usually in this case some students will be able to access the book, but not others.

The preference is for the library to purchase e-books that can be used by unlimited concurrent users. When an e-book is not available to purchase with an unlimited user licence, the library must purchase limited user licences which may only allow one person or a small number of people to access them at the same time.

You can check the e-book licence information on your Resource List. Click on the citation and you’ll see the full citation view, any restrictions will be shown under the 'View online' link. Here you should see any information on the number of concurrent users or available copies.

Some e-books can be ‘borrowed’ for 24 hours. Keep checking for access. If you’re persistently unable to access the e-book you need because there are restrictions to the licence, let your Course Organiser know and they can contact the Library.

Click on a link to Login by selecting any one of the following (publishers may use any of these phrases):

• Institutional login, Shibboleth login, UK Access Management Federation, UK Federation, etc.

• Then choose your institution's location - UK.

• Then choose the University of Edinburgh.

• Then Login using your University Login username and password.

Please disregard any links to Athens or Open Athens, which are not relevant for the University of Edinburgh.

If the links to any of the items on your list aren't working, try clearing your browser cookies and cache or try a different browser. If this does not solve the issue please contact EdHelp. While you wait for a reply, find the book, e-book or journal article on DiscoverED and see if you can access it from there.

Some further reading items may not be held by the library. To access these you can use the Library's Interlibrary Loans (ILL) Service and Request a Book (RaB) Service to request ‘Further reading’.

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You can try to find your course's reading list from the Resource Lists homepage http://resourcelists.ed.ac.uk Make sure 'Active' and 'Published' are selected.

If you are still not able to access the list, try a new browser. If the problem persists, contact EdHelp.

A small number of e-resources are limited to on-campus use only. This is usually specified under the link to the item on the Resource List and DiscoverEd. Off campus access to these resources is available through the University Virtual Private Network (VPN). The VPN allows you to connect to the University network while off-campus.

If you are using your own device on-campus, you will need to be connected to Eduroam in order to access these resources.

Resource Lists for the current academic year and the two previous academic years are available to Course Organisers and students. A few older lists which are in use are also still available.

Older lists that have not been archived can be accessed from the Resource Lists homepage using the search function. Make sure to change the course status to ‘All’ or ‘Inactive’ as only lists from the current academic year will show when ‘Active’ is selected.

Students can request a copy of an archived list. If you require access to an older version of your Resource List, please email Library.Learning@ed.ac.uk with the relevant course name, course code (if known) and year required.

The Library will send you a PDF of the list and a Word document. Both documents will include citation details and links to resources.

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