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