Inclusive Reading List Toolkit

There are a number of things to consider when building your reading list that might make it more inclusive. This includes the perspectives represented and the dominance they are given, the use of non-traditional resources as well as the accessibility of the resources and the list as a whole.

We have created a Self-Reflection Tool to help you. (A downloadable version of this is available below this section under CC By Attribution license.)

The questions below can help you to evaluate and reflect on your reading list: 

1. What is the author’s geographic or institutional affiliation?
    

2. ​​​​Who or what are the dominant voices or perspectives represented in the core resources? 
    

3. Who or what are the dominant voices or perspectives represented in the recommended resources? 
    

4. Is/are there any bias(es) in the reading list? 
    

5. What is the geographic coverage of the resource’s subject? 
    

6. Where is the publisher’s geographic location? 
    

7. What is the publisher type? Mainstream? Independent? Unknown? 
    

8. Is the resource available on open access? 
    

9. How many resources overall are open access? 
    

10. Do any online links present work well and link to useful resources? 
     

11. Is the list structured with headings? 
     

12. Are resources on the list annotated to provide context? 
     

13. Is the list reviewed regularly for usage, addition of new content, collaboration with colleagues or students? 
     

King's Libraries & Collections offer a huge multidisciplinary information resource base including over 1.2 million printed books and ebooks; more than 60,000 journals, reference tools, statistical data, official publications, maps, music scores and multimedia resources.

These collections guides highlight the online resources most relevant to your subject area. 

Leganto training workshops 

Leganto is the system used by King's College London to manage reading lists. Workshops include an introduction for King's staff to using Leganto to create and manage reading lists. In the near-future we will be hosting drop-in sessions to work on reading lists in a collaborative space with library staff on hand to support attendees. 

Introduction to Building and Developing Reading Lists using Leganto workshop

Please use the calendar below to find and book a place on the next available workshop.

KA581 - Getting Started Finding Relevant Educational Literature 

This workshop will help you get started in finding what you need in the educational research literature available to you through King’s Library. The workshop is bookable on Skills Forge and are held once a semester delivered in partnership with King’s Academy.  

KA581 - Getting Started Finding Relevant Educational Literature 

1-1 appointments  

Book a 30 minute online 1:1 with a Librarian 

These sessions are designed to help you with database queries, literature searches, and/or general support with navigating our online resources during your time at King's College London or while working for one of our partnered NHS Trusts. 

Before seeking a 1-1 appointment with a librarian, we encourage all library users to head to our online support channels for their literature search and online resource enquiries.