"Customized Reading Lists" is a new feature of the OLL which is still under development. The aim is to allow a visitor to the OLL site, say a teacher or a professor, to select a number of books or chapters of books from those we have online and then to create a reading list of material for their students which can then be accessed by them via the internet.

We are able to show you a number of lists we have created using the text selection and editing interface which we hope to make public very soon. When the full system is working anyone will be able to create their own customised reading lists by following the steps below:

• register with the OLL and get a cookie which will provide access to the text selection interface
• browse the OLL website selecting entire books or parts of books (such as chapters or sections) for inclusion on the reading list
• use the list editing interface to add the following information (see this sample reading list on Classics in the History of Political Thought for details):
• create a main title and enter some description of the content and purpose of the list
• add information about the author of the list and their affiliation into the floating box to the right. This box can also contain a link back to the author's home institution, library, or webpage
• assign the list to a particular subject area from a pull-down menu of options based upon the main subject areas in the OLL as well as enter a more specific user-defined topic for the reading list if desired (e.g. in the example above Classics in the History of Political Thought, it should be assigned to the general subject area of Political Theory and a user-defined topic such as "History of Political Thought")
• there are individual boxes for each item (book or chapter of a book) selected from the OLL for inclusion in the reading list. Each item can be given a heading/title and a brief description of the reading and its purpose; the section which contains the full bibliographical reference, the URL of the item in the OLL, and the date it was accessed is generated automatically from the OLL database.
• when all the headings and descriptions have been added to the list, the items in the list can be re-ordered to suit the needs of the author, e.g. the items could be ordered to reflect the structure of a semester-length college course with weekly readings for discussion in class
• when the reading list is complete it can be saved and submitted for review by the OLL Director who will determine whether or not it is suitable
• if the list meets the pedagogical and legal requirements of Liberty Fund the reading list will be posted to the OLL under its main subject area, the author of the list will be notified by email, and a URL for list will be provided to the author for distribution to their students so they can access the list via the internet.

Because all the reading lists will be open to the public, visitors to the OLL site will be able to see what reading lists other people have created. Over time an entire library of reading lists of all kinds will be on public display to serve the needs of others or to provide inspiration for the creation of new lists. We think it will be a powerful teaching and learning tool.