Reading Lists Online: guide for academic staff

You can use RLO Analytics to view how people are using your list. You can look at the total usage, weekly statistics, or you can choose a specific date range. Once you have logged into RLO you can access Analytics by clicking on the View & Export button at the top of your list and choosing 'Analytics'.

Analytics updates every 24 hours and there are three types of statistics available:

1. Page Views: the number of times your list has been viewed.
2. Clicks: the number of times people have clicked through to the item view of a specific resource from your list (this does not include usage statistics when accessing a resource via the Online Resource button).
3. Annotations: the number of student annotations/notes.

If students create their own profile they can use the reading intentions function to create their own resource list as well as indicate to you what they have read/intend to read. They can also make personal study notes against each item (which remain private to the student).

For further information about reading list dashboard analytics see: https://support.talis.com/hc/en-gb/articles/17338834592925-Reading-list-dashboard-analytics-overview