Resources for Teaching

eReading Lists

The Library maintains the eReading list system which provides a single access point for unit readings. It is integrated with Moodle and BeDifferent platforms. 

A unit eReading list can be used to complement, or even replace, a textbook, providing students with free access to resources, including: 

• Electronic resources from the library collection, including ebooks, journal articles, and videos
• Freely available material on the web, including websites, online documents/reports, and videos
• Digitised readings created from print resources

For more information, see the Using eReading Lists page.

eBooks as a teaching resource

eBooks are books that have been published in an electronic format. They are a fantastic resource to use for your teaching as they can be searched for and accessed via Library Search or one of our library databases from anywhere, at any given time. 

While CQUniversity Library does provide access to a range of ebooks on a number of subjects and topics, how they can be accessed and used depends on what database the ebook is held in and what the licensing conditions for that ebook are. 

For example:

• Some databases that hold an ebook may require that Adobe Digital Editions be installed in order to download a book.
• Some ebooks may have a license that only lets a certain number of users access a book at the same time, e.g. a 10 concurrent user licence. This simply means only 10 people could access and use the ebook at that time. Until one of the users exits out of the database where the ebook is held, no one else will be able to use that book.

Understanding and using eBooks fact sheet provides further information on ebook license conditions for access and use. Please note that factsheets are only available to CQUniversity staff. 

Textbooks

Before the start of each term, the Library works to ensure that all prescribed and supplementary texts listed in AIMS are available in the collection. Therefore, it is important that all texts (especially prescribed texts) are included in AIMS, within the normal submission timelines, to facilitate this purchasing process. The library purchases textbooks following these principles: 

• Where possible, the Library will purchase books in electronic format.
• The number of print copies or user licences (in the case of ebooks) will depend on availability and enrolments in the unit.

Using Open Textbooks and Open Educational Resources

The Library team is also happy to talk to you further about the use of Open Educational Resources (OERS). OERs, including open textbooks, are free educational items that are in the public domain or have an open licence, and are usually written by academics or subject experts. 

Both open textbooks, and other OERS, can be included in eReading lists, or used as a textbook.

For more information, see the Alternative Textbook Options and Open Textbooks fact sheets. Please note that factsheets are only available to CQUniversity staff.

Library Resources for Indonesian Units

Due to licensing restrictions, print resources and some CQUniversity Library databases are not available to staff and students located at the Jakarta Centre.

There are two ways you can search for Library resources available to staff and students in Indonesia.

• Use Library Search: Indonesia to search across multiple databases at the same time to locate resources.  More information is available from the Library Search: Indonesia guide.
• Search specific databases available to Indonesian staff and students.  For more information see the Library Resources for Indonesia guide.