If You Dont Build It They Wont Come

If You Don’t Build It, They Won’t Come: Customized Library Resources for Online Learning Angie Gerrard, MLIS & Dirk Morrison, Ed. D. TLT Conference University of Saskatchewan April 30 -May 2, 2006

Introduction n Current undergrad and IT trends n Role of the Library

Introduction n “Students arrive at the library Web site with expectations raised by these numerous personalized and customized systems. When they do not find resources that appear to be tailored specifically for their information needs, they move on to other information resources. ” n Reeb & Gibbons (2004), pp. 126

U of S Context: Evolution of Course Pages n Information Literacy & Library Instruction

HTML Course Page: Psyc 213. 3

HTML Course Page: Hist 152. 3

HTML Course Page – Use of Tabs

U of S Context: Evolution of Course Pages n PAWS (Personalized Access to Web Services) n Library’s Integrated Plan n Resource Management System

RMS n Admin view n User view

Admin View

Adding Resources

Assigning Resource Type

Subject Pages

Editing Subject Pages

Editing Subject Pages…

Course Pages

Editing Course Pages

Editing Course Pages…

Access to Subject & Courses Pages via PAWS

Access to Subject & Course Pages via Web. CT

Access to Subject & Course Pages via Library

Subjects Page

Psychology Subject Page

Course Pages

Course Page for ECNT 810

Benefits n Students n Faculty n Librarians

Benefits: Students n Ease of access n Filtered, relevant resources (customized) n Decreased confusion n Better resources=better research=better grades

Benefits: Faculty n Collaboration with liaison librarian n Learn about new products & services n Improved quality of resources n Refined assignments

Benefits: Librarians n Increased visibility of resources & services n Seen as relevant information source n Opportunity to forge relationships & collaboration n Increased familiarity with curriculum n Rich database developed

Issues to Consider n Database constraints n Lack of formal assessment n Workload

Conclusions n U of S Library is a partner in online learning n Fosters collaboration and innovation cycles n Future: n n n Students as researchers Students as course contributors Students as evaluators

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