This document discusses critical conversations around improving reading lists at universities. It mentions projects to get student and staff input on reading lists, including focus groups, interviews, and feedback workshops. It also raises the idea of checking reading lists for accuracy and discussing how to support students in handling heavy reading workloads. The document is authored by Linda Jones from the University of Portsmouth and provides her contact information for any questions.

1. Critical Conversations
Linda Jones
University of Portsmouth
linda.jones@port.ac.uk

2. Reading List Ping Pong

3. Building Bridges

4. Plotting the Campaign

5. Student Focus Group & Interviews Reading
List Project: The Student Voice
Linda Jones

6. Staff Interviews & Feedback from
Discussions at Strategic Buying Workshop:
The Academic Voice
Linda Jones, University of Portsmouth

7. Library maths
OR

8. Bombshell Books
How hard can they work?

9. Missing piece of the jigsaw?

10. Bibliographical checking of
reading lists
General assumption:
X Everyone makes mistakes do not assume
everything is correct
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11. Credits
Movies from BBC Motion Gallery
• ID 11341-6 Prince William plays table tennis at Redfern
Community Centre, Australia; 19 January 2010
• ID 5515-4 Zoom out as arms of Tower Bridge close
after tall yacht sails underneath, London
• ID 7056-5 Reconstruction of WAAF Plotters updating
battle map, RAF Biggin Hill, England; 1940
Reading lists on Twitter created by Mark
Bush/Ian Corns for Talis Aspire Open Day 2012

12. Questions or Comments?
Please Contact
linda.jones@port.ac.uk