Wheres the Library

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Wheres the Library?
Establishing Our Presence in the Course
Management System

• Jane Hutton
• Electronic Resources/Reference Librarian
• West Chester University
• Sheila Kasperek
• Reference Electronic Resources Librarian
• Mansfield University
• David Magolis
• Social Science Librarian/ Webmaster
• Bloomsburg University
• Linda Neyer
• Science/Health Sciences Librarian Database
  Coordinator
• Bloomsburg University

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Why should we care?

• Increasing use of CMS in higher education
• Users expect customization
• Accountability need to prove return on
  investment
• Libraries not considered in original CMS design
  barriers remain

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Best Practices Recommendations

• Macro-Level Library Courseware Involvement
  MaLLCI
• Working with developers to insert a global
  library presence
• Micro-Level Library Courseware Involvement
  MiLLCI
• Working with faculty to provide customized
  library instruction resource at course level

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MaLLCI

• OPAC and database links
• Global pathfinders and help sheets
• Document delivery services
• Virtual reference-desk services

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MiLLCI

• Library instruction handouts
• Recommended databases and resources for
  assignment
• Tutorials
• RSS feeds
• Citing information
• Contact information for librarian
• Questionnaire for follow-up assessment

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California University Library in BlackBoard
tab Cal U Library
Links to Library Resources Services
Bill Denny, the Distance Services librarian, is
embedded in about 15-20 courses and has his own
discussion board.
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West Chester University Libraries in BlackBoard

• Pre-Fall 2007
• Bb Organizations tab right-side of page
  included a few links to Library resources (PILOT,
  Website...)

• August 2007

In Process to match Library Website Left
navigation, etc
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WCU Libraries in BB from 8/07 edition to 1/08
edition

• Meetings, meetings, meetings
• Academic Computing/BlackBoard
• Instructional Design Specialist (new)
• Library Faculty Administration
• Revisions, revisions
• New Library Website coordinate
• And always!communication

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West Chester University Libraries in BlackBoard
tab Library Services

• January 2008

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Bb _at_ BU

• Bb historical context _at_ BU
• 1999 Bb as part of the state system
• 1 faculty member using BB and roughly 30 students
• 2004 Bb administrator at each state school
• 2008 Bb site administrator, instructional
  designer

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BU Library presence in Bb Fall 2004
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Fall 2006 est. link to Library
Link to the Library
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Fall 2007 est. tab to Library
Tab to Library Homepage
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Tab opens to homepage
Tab opens to homepage
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Mansfield University
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Mansfield University
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Mansfield University
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To Link or To Embed

• Possible?
• Legal?
• Authentication
• Set up Referring URL with vendors
• Set up Referring URL with EZProxy if possible
• Provide instructions for creating links
  Mansfields Linkatizer

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Authentication Flow Chart
Ezproxy can validate!
Student accesses article/database
YES
Uses Local Link
Article or DB link In BlackBoard
Student accesses article/database
NO
YES
DB has ref URL setup
NO
Student lost in Never Never Land
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Courseware trends

• National

• Bloomsburg

• Nearly 3.2 million students were taking at least
  one online course during the fall 2005 term, a
  substantial increase over the 2.3 million
  reported the previous year. (Sloan C, 2006)
• In 2003, 57 percent of academic leaders rated the
  learning outcomes in online education as the same
  or superior to those in face-to-face. (Sloan C,
  2006)
• 2/3 faculty who initially use courseware continue
  after 1st course (Morgan, 2003)

• Fall 1999, 1 faculty member using Bb
• Spring 2008, 187 faculty are using Bb
• 383 full-time faculty, which means that approx.
  49 of our faculty are using Bb.
• Approximately 4,675 students
• A project growth in online enrollment of 20
  percent a year is expected

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Mansfield Bb Trends

• In the last 60 days 3,251 separate students
  logged into Bb.
• This is from a total of 3,338 students which is
  98 of student body.
• 2001- 90 Courses Listed, 64 faculty using Bb.
• 2007- 400 Courses Listed, 147 faculty using Bb.
• 213 full time faculty which means 69 of faculty
  are using Bb.

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Wrap-up

• Macro level
• Collaborating with campus CMS staff or committee
• Embedding librarys links within all campus CMS
  course sites
• Communicating with faculty so that they are aware
  of librarys presence in courseware

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Wrap-up

• Micro level
• Incorporating CMS into library instruction
• Providing faculty with links to library
  resources course readings, library databases,
  etc.
• Using customized RSS feeds to connect students to
  resources
• Using CMS chat/threaded discussion features as
  embedded librarian

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Wheres the Library?
Establishing Our Presence in the Course
Management System

• Questions?

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Sources

• Alan, I., Seaman, J. (2006). Making the grade
  Online education in the United States
  2006.Needham, MA Sloan Consortium.
• Morgan, G. (2003). Faculty use of course
  management systems, EDUCAUSE Center for Applied
  Research, at http//www.educause.edu/ir/library/pd
  f/ERS0302/ekf0302.pdf, accessed 23 March 2008.