Category: Service
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Guidelines for Distance Learning Library Services wiki
Rob Morrison writes to the OFFCAMP Listserv that the process of re-examining the current Guidelines for Distance Learning Library Services (ACRL) is now being managed through a wiki, which can be accessed at http://dls.schtuff.com/guidelines_for_distance_learning_library_services. But it’s not an entirely open wiki: Editing rights are currently limited to members of the DLS Guidelines Committee. To make…
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To whom do you teach?
Meredith Farkas is a newish distance education librarian, and has just posted a very good essay in which she comes to the conclusion that before she markets library resources to her students, she needs to market very heavily to faculty. Without faculty buy-in the students aren’t going to use the library no matter how good…
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Rex Libris #4
Rex Libris #4 appears to be out, as evidenced (is that a word?) by this scan of an order sheet for 20 librarian action figures! (“Each set of these fantastically detailed 54mm figures is cast in pure solid plastic… They carry books scaled accurately to edition size, and have inscribed titles such as ‘Being and…
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Webcasting Pointers
David King has posted his tips for successful webcasting based on two recent online presentations he gave. DE Librarians are likely to find themselves using tools like Elluminate or who knows what else to deliver instruction in the same environment, and taking a look at these tips before you go online can only improve your…
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What Do Distance Education Faculty Want from the Library?
This was the last presentation of the conference, and was delivered by Samantha Schmehl Hines of the University of Montana-Missoula to a packed room. In preparation for launching a survey for faculty at her own institution, Samantha looked at 13 surveys of what faculty members wanted from the library (all listed in her bibliography). The…
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Journal of Library and Information Services for Distance Learning in trouble?
I chatted with Stephen Dew at the opening reception the other night ant learned that he’s stepping down as editor of JLISDL. Stephen’s technically the 2nd editor for this young journal, and as column editor I’m aware that it seems to be pretty difficult to raise content for this publication. Not really sure why that…
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Off Campus Library Services Conference Keynote – Marshall Keys
Last night the keynote was delivered by Marshall Keys, and was titled Lost in Translation: what today’s trends show about tomorrow’s libraries. As I mentioned briefly in a previous post, this turned out to be pretty much the same talk Stephen Abrams gives on Millennials and what they mean to our future, but it was…
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It’s so green!
Have landed safely in Savannah for the 2006 Off Campus Library Services Conference, which is more than I can say for my luggage. Hopefully it will arrive sometime tonight, as my presentation is at 8:30 AM on Thursday. TWT. (my co-presenter arrived late last night and still doesn’t have her luggage!) I’d forgotten what green…
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The Embedded Librarian – Library Journal article
A very brief article from the April 1, 2006 issue of Library Journal, The Embedded Librarian discusses how librarians at the University of Rhode Island made themselves more accessible to distance students (though everything they describe can be used by traditional students as well). Librarians are enrolled as teaching assistants in several WebCT courses, offer…
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Survey of Off-Campus Library Services
A month ago I noted the rebirth of the Canadian Library Association’s Services for Distance Learning Interest Group, and also noted that the new convener has a survey on what DE Librarians feel are the most important services to offer their patrons. At that time I found the survey wasn’t working correctly, but Laurie now…