MOLE (WebCT): support for Academic Staff

Linking myResource lists into MOLE

• Get TalisList and course level IDs
• Enter your module code and click on Submit.
• The page returned will give you a stable URL for your Resource list, which you can copy and paste into your MOLE course either on your home page and/or Course toolbar.

Linking to web sites

• It is good practice to ensure that links to external sites open in new windows to avoid "passing off" sites as your own.
• If you want to download material you will need to check the copyright statement on each website.
• You will need to request permission unless terms and conditions specifically allow downloading/multiple copying.
• Links to websites can easily be created as part of myResource lists.

Linking to electronic journals

• You can link to most titles to allow browsing from within MOLE but consideration should be given to including these in a Resource list which will bring all information resources into a single place for students.
• The URLs for individual articles are often dynamically created by the way in which you search for the journal article, and if cut-and-pasted into a browser will not provide a stable link to a particular journal article. To link directly to a journal or journal article you require a stable or persistent URL e.g. a DOI, or Digital Object Identifier, that is OpenURL compatible. (The Library can provide advice on this. Contact Sharon Cocker, Resources Team Manager, at the Library: s.cocker@sheffield.ac.uk, tel. 27256).
• In addition: You should ensure readings open in a new window.
• You must abide by the licence of the ejournal.
• Ensure you link to articles rather than save local copies in MOLE.

Linking to ebooks

• The Library has purchased a number of ebooks from various host services.
• It is possible to link to the contents page of any ebook. However, as this does not always work from a straight copy and paste, it is usually done via myResource Lists.
• The Library can provide further advice. Contact Sharon Cocker, Resources Team Manager, at the Library: s.cocker@sheffield.ac.uk, tel. 27256.

Digitisation of readings

• The Library can provide digitised extracts of print based material under the Copyright Licensing Agency’s Photocopying and Scanning licence or by obtaining copyright clearance from individual publishers.
• Please note, not all publishers grant digital rights and requests need to be renewed each year.
• A link to the extract once digitised is provided through the appropriate Resource List.
• The Library can provide further advice. Contact Sharon Cocker, Resources Team Manager, at the Library: s.cocker@sheffield.ac.uk, tel. 27256.

Information skills resource

• Downloaded individually into your course to support particular exercises or assignments.
• Used to create a separate information skills module, or area within your course tailored to the specific needs of your students.
• Directly from the Library Information Skills Resource, available to all students within the University.

• Each tutorial concludes with a revision facility to enable students to jump to different sections of each tutorial. It is envisaged that some students may prefer to use this form of navigation rather than work sequentially through individual tutorials.
• Quick Start guides provide links to the main electronic resources for each subject, including databases, electronic journals, and ebooks.
• Students are able to take the quizzes for individual tutorials first. They are then directed to appropriate sections to brush up particular skills, depending on their quiz results.