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Title: University of Texas Libraries


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University of Texas Libraries
  • Integrating Library Resources
  • with Blackboard
  • TBUG Conference, Fall 2006

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Be Where the Students Are Blackboard Real Estate
  • Library Tips

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Be Where the Students Are Blackboard Real Estate
  • Spotlight


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Be Where the Students Are Blackboard Real Estate
  • Library Tab


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Beyond Marketing Collaborating for Student
Learning
  • Information Literacy
  • Determine the extent of information needed
  • Access the needed information effectively and
    efficiently
  • Evaluate information and its sources critically
  • Incorporate selected information into ones
    knowledge base
  • Use information effectively to accomplish a
    specific purpose
  • Understand the economic, legal, and social issues
    surrounding the use of information, and access
    and use information ethically and legally
  • From the Association of College and Research
    Libraries Information Literacy Competency
    Standards for Higher Education

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Methods of Information Literacy Instruction
  • connect with a librarian/library resources
  • instruction sessions in-person and online
  • assignments and exercises
  • group work
  • tailored research guides and links
  • discussion board and chat
  • assessments and surveys

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Connect with a Librarian/Library Resources
  • add librarians contact information to course
    page
  • add chat/email reference service to course page
  • add links to databases, articles,
  • e-resources, tutorials

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In-Person Instruction Sessions
  • Instruction sessions
  • teach at point of need
  • tied to assignments and course goals
  • often taught in hands-on classrooms in the
    library
  • cover concepts and tools
  • research guides and active learning exercises

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Online Instruction Sessions
  • teach at point of need
  • tied to assignments and course goals
  • teach through course management software
  • cover concepts and tools
  • research guides and active learning exercises

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Virtual Classroom in BlackboardWhiteboard
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Virtual Classroom in BlackboardOnline Searching
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Assignments and Exercises
  • exercises address specific learning outcomes
  • teach concepts and tools
  • tied to course goals and assignments
  • skills learned used for larger class project
  • hand out in class or upload to course page

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Exercise Example Web Evaluation
  • Evaluation criteria
  • authority
  • objectivity/bias
  • accuracy
  • currency
  • Discuss in class or on discussion board

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Exercise Example Find Articles
  • choose a database
  • brainstorm keywords
  • search database
  • find full text

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Exercise Example Popular vs. Scholarly
  • learn about audience, content, expertise of
    contributors, review process etc.
  • recognize each type of article

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Group Work
  • in-person and online through course management
    software
  • fits Millenial learning style (group oriented,
    kinesthetic)
  • examples
  • brainstorm keywords (think, pair, share)
  • web evaluation

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Tailored Research Guides
  • in-person or online
  • tied to course goals and assignment
  • recommend resources and give search tips
  • can be used as supplement to other types of
    instruction or filled out more and used alone

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Guide with Instruction Session Example
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Stand-alone Research GuideExample
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Discussion Board and Chat
  • Discussion board
  • students post research questions and librarian
    answers
  • librarian posts research tips for current
    assignment
  • Chat
  • librarian holds office/reference hours in chat

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Discussion Board Example
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Assessment and SACS
  • The institution ensures that users have access
    to regular and timely instruction in the use of
    the library and other learning/information
    resources.
  • SACS (2004) Principles Of Accreditation 
    Foundation for Quality Enhancement, Section
    3.8.2, p. 26

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Assessment and Surveys
  • Pre-tests
  • plan exercises, instruction to gaps in student
    knowledge
  • Post-tests
  • did they learn what we set out to teach?
  • Surveys
  • what do they want to know?
  • what questions do they still have?

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Pre-Test Example
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Future Directions
  • Currently participating in Content Collection
    trial
  • Automated content
  • Building Blocks/APIs for library resources
  • EZ Proxy server
  • Automated rotating spotlights

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Contact Information
  • Michele Ostrow
  • Head, Library Instruction Services
  • University of Texas Libraries
  • micheleo_at_austin.utexas.edu
  • www.lib.utexas.edu/services/
  • instruction
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