Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology: Reading list guide

Reading lists for students
Quick and easy access to the resources recommended by your lecturers

Online Reading Lists

The University Library’s online Reading List service gives you direct access to your module resources: books, journal articles, websites, videos and much more.

The Library’s Reading List team works in partnership with your module tutors to ensure you have access to the material you need.

How to access your Reading list? 

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• Blackboard - a link to your reading list in embedded in your Blackboard site
• Reading Lists website - Go directly to the system itself https://soton.rl.talis.com/index.html
• Library Search - There is a link to the Reading List system on the menu bar

If you cannot find your online reading list, contact your module tutor or email the Reading List Team.

What is included? 

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• Direct links to electronic resources 
• Real-time information about library availability for print holdings 
• Reading importance indications "Essential" or "Additional" 
• Navigating the list using the Table of Contents 
• Filtering the list by item type, importance, format, and more 
• Display the list in your preferred referencing style, i.e. Leeds Beckett Harvard, APA or OSCOLA 

What can I do with my Reading List?

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• Setting your reading intention for each resource 
• Adding your own personal notes to each resource 
• Download individual references as RIS file for your reference manger 
• Reporting broken links 
• Export and print your reading list