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The use of reading to improve student transition to university - and build the wider community. A case study within two universities (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Baverstock, A., & Ennis, L. (2017, September). The use of reading to improve student transition to university - and build the wider community. A case study within two universities. Presented at Higher Education Institution Research

This workshop explores how two universities have collaborated to us pre-arrival shared reading to empower learners.

Are we there yet? Well...not quite (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gibson, L., Templeton, J., & Ennis, L. (2017, August). Are we there yet? Well...not quite. Poster presented at Repository Fringe 2017

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Leganto all’Università Napier di Edimburgo (in Inglese) (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ennis, L. (2017, June). Leganto all’Università Napier di Edimburgo (in Inglese). Presented at La prossima generazione dei servizi di biblioteca in Italia

Laura illustrerà come l’Università ila soluzione per le reading list dei corsi Ex Libris Leganto per consentire alla biblioteca di giocare un ruolo centrale nell’apprendimento e nell’insegnamento.

The Digital Library (2017)
Journal Article
Ennis, L. (2017). The Digital Library. Teaching fellows journal,

The meteoric rise of the internet has meant that we have access to more information than ever. Our informational lives, and those of our students are complex – fraught with issues of access, immediacy, discoverability, and quality. Increasingly, to b... Read More about The Digital Library.

Strengthening Library connections in Moodle. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ennis, L., & Bruce, S. (2017, April). Strengthening Library connections in Moodle. Presented at MoodleMoot Ireland and UK 2017

The reading list is traditionally recognised as a collation of printed materials or a list of titles in a module descriptor, but a transition from printed collation to digital collections has been quietly taking place in libraries and universities fo... Read More about Strengthening Library connections in Moodle..

How Can Pre-Arrival Shared Reading Build a University Community? (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Baverstock, A., Morris, W., Ennis, L., & Moulton, J. (2017, March). How Can Pre-Arrival Shared Reading Build a University Community?. Presented at London International Book Fair Insights Seminar Series

Research tells us that involvement in reading for pleasure has positive outcomes. Similarly, research tells us that the earlier new students feel welcome in their university the more likely they are to stay and complete their degree. This presentatio... Read More about How Can Pre-Arrival Shared Reading Build a University Community?.