An in-line search function for the local catalogue/resource discovery system, and an external source (e.g. Amazon, Worldcat, GoogleScholar etc.). A list creator would - from within the list edit screen, be able to search for the text they require, and drag it across from the returned results into the panel and/or their bookmarks.

This would improve the workflow immeasurably for staff creating new lists - the current bookmarking system is fine for the incremental "magpie" like collection of resources as you come across them, but falls flat when it comes to large scale buidling of lists from scratch (which most institutions implementing Talis will be doing). The need to bookmark resources outside of the system and then drag the resource back in before it can be added to a list is clunky and adds very considerable admin burden, proving a barrier to academic uptake.

With APIs now provided for core RD systems, and the systems covering multi-format content (books, articles, etc.), this is increasingly important.