Reading lists
Library Services provides three complementary reading list services to support learning and teaching at King’s:
Acquisition
The acquisition service purchases print, multimedia and electronic resources, including books, sound recordings, films, scores, and other materials. Wherever possible, an e book version is acquired for every title as well as print. Records for all acquisitions are added to the Library Catalogue and print or multimedia items made available for loan or reference in the appropriate Campus library.
Request an acquisition
King's staff can submit whole reading lists for acquisition by sending an email to acquisitions@kcl.ac.uk. For individual items please use the online form. The following information should be included in the request:
Module details:
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Title of module
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Module code
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Start date and academic year in which the module will run
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Number of students expected
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Module organiser
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If you also require an online reading list (see below)
Item details:
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Title and author
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Publication year and edition
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Publisher
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Status, e.g. core / recommended /supplementary
We aim to order items within ten working days of receiving a request, and standard items take at least four weeks to arrive. Out of print items, audiovisual materials and publications from outside Europe and North America usually take longer. Please note, we acquire all titles through approved wholesale suppliers, and do not purchase directly from publishers or distributors such as Amazon or Alibris.
Online reading lists
The online reading list service provides direct links from references to ejournal articles, ebooks or the Library Catalogue for print and other material. When an online reading list is created all items are also checked for acquisition. Please see the online reading lists information page for further details
Request an online reading list
Reading lists should be submitted to readinglist@kcl.ac.uk and include the following details:
Module details:
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Title of module
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Module code
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Start date and academic year in which the module will run
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Module organiser
Reading list details:
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Reference details – author, title, publication year
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Type of publication – book, chapter, journal article, website etc..
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Item status - core / recommended /supplementary
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Specific lecture title or week number if relevant
We aim to make online reading lists available within two months of receipt of your request.
Please complete this web form if you would like to create and edit your own reading list.
Digital course packs
The digital course pack service provides copyright-cleared digitised versions of reading list items licensed for specific groups of students. Items such as book chapters and journal articles can be digitised and made available as high quality PDF files in the College e-Learning service.
Request a digital course pack
Please complete the digital course pack request form and send to dcp@kcl.ac.uk. Please note, if a reference is already available via the Library collection as an ebook or ejournal, we will provide a link rather than a scanned extract.
Digital course pack PDFs and links to online resources are uploaded to KEATS by the Digital Assets Team.
We aim to make digital course packs available within one to two months of receipt of your request.
Staff who wish to find out more about these services, or who would like to discuss collection development more generally, please contact your Information Specialist.