Newcastle College is partnering with Technology from Sage to implement Talis Aspire as its integrated resource list management system of choice. This offers students studying across degree and foundation level courses access to library holdings via Talis Aspire. With this implementation, Newcastle College hopes to improve the student experience and accessibility by ensuring that every Higher Education (HE) course (levels 4-7) has an associated resource list.
Talis Aspire is an online resource list management system which connects faculty and students to library holdings directly within their course resource lists. The system seamlessly integrates with all library technology ecosystems, offering a holistic view of course material needs and keeping the library at the heart of teaching and learning.
As a Further Education (FE) institution with degree-awarding status, Newcastle College chose Talis Aspire as a curriculum-focused platform to guide students to relevant and available resources. As it welcomes students with varying levels of qualifications, it is incredibly vital to build upon its students’ academic reading skills to prepare them for future careers or additional study. By simplifying resource management with the adoption of Talis Aspire, students will have simplified access to course materials, reduced costs, and will be able to navigate clearly structured resource lists for their studies.
The partnership marks a significant step in Newcastle College’s commitment to delivering its mission and the objectives of all of NCG’s colleges’ strategic plans. Newcastle College’s ambition is to achieve TEF Gold status by 2030. By growing HE provision year-on-year, there’s a need to provide an outstanding digital environment and ensure students are seamlessly connected to library holdings.
Helen Harpin, Library Coordinator at Newcastle College, and Deputy Manager of the TEF Resources Strand for NCG commented…
“We are really excited to partner with Talis Aspire to give our students the best experience possible, which is at the heart of our library offer at Newcastle College and NCG.
Talis will facilitate greater communication and collaboration between the library service and curriculum staff, streamlining and simplifying current processes and supporting the library in its acquisition procedures, ensuring an accurate and viable collection for all.
Talis will directly link students to resources via our Library Catalogue and online discovery tools, which will help overcome difficulties that they currently experience, ensuring clarity and availability of resources.
We feel this is an essential step towards providing high quality resources and the most effective service for our staff and students, and we look forward to seeing our students positively benefit from it.”
Newcastle College plans to launch Talis Aspire by September 2025, once training has been delivered to colleagues.
Talis Aspire fully integrates with library systems, working seamlessly with the library’s Koha library management system and the Summon discovery layer. This was a bonus for the library staff as it meant the implementation process required no additional set up.
By implementing Talis Aspire Newcastle College hopes to enhance the student experience by streamlining access to course materials, improving student research outcomes, and furthering its commitment to excellence in Further and Higher Education teaching, aligning with the institution’s 2030 goals.
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