Importance status
Each resource on your reading list must be assigned an importance status of Required or Recommended. This helps students to plan their study, as well as providing guidance for the library when purchasing resources. Please allow at least 3 weeks for the library to purchase new resources.
Required
A required status indicates that a student must read/watch/listen to this resource in order to reach the subject intended learning outcomes. If in print book format these resources will be available for 3 hour loan.
Recommended
A recommended status is for students who wish to extend themselves through additional reading. If in print book format these resources will be available for 3 days, 7 days, or 28 days depending on demand.
Library to purchase - required
This option is chosen when requesting for the library to purchase a required resource/s. Once the library has submitted the purchase request the importance status is changed to required.
Library to purchase - recommended
This option is chosen when requesting for the library to purchase a recommended resource/s. Once the library has submitted the purchase request the importance status is changed to recommended.
When requesting to purchase new items use Trove to bookmark the new resource.
How to set the importance status
When creating a new bookmark, you can set the importance status when you select Create and Add to list.
If your item is already on your list, and you are logged in the list you can change the importance status of each item by using the drop down list. Select an option under Importance not set.
You may also see the below when bookmarking manually. Here you can add notes and set the importance status from the options in the drop down box. See Student & library notes for more information on adding notes.
