Talis Aspire and Talis Elevate

Talis Aspire is the reading list management application used by academic staff at Herts to directly embed digital learning resources into Canvas modules. It also supports our Information Managers in planning and making library acquisitions that meet the demands of our evolving academic programmes. Talis Elevate goes further by allowing students to annotate, comment on, and engage collaboratively with selected resources.

Why use Talis Aspire

This section explores  why you might use the Talis Aspire reading list on your module.

Creating a resources list

This section provides step by step guidance on creating a resources list. It also includes guidance on analytics and digitisations.

Adding specialist software requirements

This section provides an overview of why and when to add specialist software requests to a Talis reading list.

Using Talis Elevate to enhance learning and teaching

This section introduces Talis Elevate as a tool for social annotation and student engagement.

Using Talis Elevate within Canvas

This section take you through the steps of adding resources to Talis Elevate. It also provides guidance you can share with your students, and information on Talis Analytics.

Copyright compliance and digitisations

This section provides guidance on how to comply with copyright regulation, and l how to request a digitisation when a resource is not available in the online library.

Training and Support

If you would like further advice about appropriate resources for your list, and have queries about setting the importance level, please contact your school Information Manager Links to an external site.

If you would like support to create or edit your list, as outlined in the steps above, please contact the helpdesk at helpdesk@herts.ac.uk and a member of the team will be in contact to set-up an appointment with you at a mutually convenient time and location.

For help and support using Talis Elevate, please visit Talis Elevate support page Links to an external site..

If you need further assistance, please send queries to helpdesk@herts.ac.uk – please title your message ‘Talis Elevate’ so it can be answered promptly by the correct member of the team.