Using lib guides to put the focus on quality
- 2. LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDES “LIBGUIDES” What is a LibGuide? Types of guides, examples Stats on guides at UAS Benefits Connecting with e-learners, new and innovative uses How to get one for your program, class, or assignment
- 3. WHAT IS A LIBGUIDE? Library Research Guides “Web 2.0 library knowledge sharing system” Ability to share widgets for search and chat, RSS feeds, podcasts, ebooks, tutorials, videos, etc.; all can be made available through LibGuides “Research made simpler” – collections cultivated by a librarian liaison with faculty subject expertise http://uas.alaska.libguides.com/index.php
- 4. TYPES OF GUIDES AND EXAMPLES Course Guides ENGL 418 Travel ED 627 Education Grant Funding Sources CHEM 104 Organic and Biochemistry General Purpose Beginning your Research Advanced Researcher Tools Subject Guides Government, Political Science, and Law Technology and Computing Program Guides Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement
- 5. STATS 66 GUIDES, 1440 VIEWS, 77 DAYS (FALL 2015)
- 6. BENEFITS OF GUIDES Increase student use of library & improve access to library services Embedded Librarian Easy access to databases, articles & ebooks More online tutorials
- 7. MORE BENEFITS Easily adjusted to your needs, Flexible content Only the most useful information tailored to what you are teaching Improve student awareness of scholarship and university privileges
- 8. CONNECTING WITH E-LEARNERS / NEW INNOVATIVE USES “I didn’t know I could use the library” – meeting the needs of students online. Joe Hardenbrook, UW Green Bay Meeting the needs of students online https://mrlibrarydude.wordpress.com/category/libguides/ Lack of awareness Uneven student preparation Research tips forum in class Student art submissions, “Distance Learning Week” Berkeley College http://berkeleycollege.libguides.com/content.php?pid=417407 &sid=3411863 Student collaborative authoring Link to surveys
- 9. HOW TO GET ONE FOR YOUR PROGRAM, CLASS, OR ASSIGNMENT – LIAISONS
- 10. REFERENCES & IMAGES Image slide 1 – created in Canva.com, by Jennifer Ward Do the Outcomes Justify the Buzz?: An Assessment of LibGuides at Cornell University and Princeton University http://www.slideshare.net/smadams/do-the- outcomes-justify-the-buzz-an-assessment-of-libguides-at-cornell-university-and- princeton-university Student art submissions, “Distance Learning Week” Berkeley College http://berkeleycollege.libguides.com/content.php?pid=41 7407&sid=3411863 Meeting the needs of students online https://mrlibrarydude.wordpress.com/category/libguides/