Topics:
1. Library integration w/ANGEL CMS (Kathleen Sacco, Fredonia):
- LOR: they use it for an e-reserve system - they add resources and then "publish" specific resources to each course. Only librarians have rights to edit these resources and publish them to each course. Should we start thinking about using the LOR as a way to keep control of links to library resources? This may have huge time-saving and link checking advantages in the long-term.
- Use icons to denote file types (PDF, Word, etc.).
- Library Widgets/Nuggets: Wikipedia, Google Scholar, Catalog, 360 Search. We should seriously consider offering similar widgets, especially subject-specific Multi-Database Search boxes that faculty can embed on their course and even students could embed on their portal pages.
- Link to Library from Angel portal page
- Chat feature/office hours: make library presence available within courses. Should we investigate possible library uses of this feature?
- Library Instruction Survey: used as an online Info Literacy Skills pre-assessment tool prior to in-class instruction: so that instruction delivery can be tailored to needs to specific class. Should we start thinking about ways to do similar things? Example: pre- and post- literacy skills surveys to assess info lit learning outcomes for those courses that contain them.
- Wiki collaborative projects: she uses wikis as a way to teach the research process and the use of primary sources. E.g., students do a group project putting together a History of the College resource. In the long term, if we ever get more directly involved with info lit instruction, this might be a good tool to use.
- briefly, an XML API application for building a web OPAC interface that is not restricted by the standard ALEPH template. With necessary programming skills (xml, javascript or php) you can build-in lib 2.0 integration (e.g., WorldCat, Amazon, Google, db subject searching, etc.). If we decide the catalog is a central tool for us (and I don't know if it is or not), this might be a path for us to create a truly usable and integrated e-book catalog. This tool is still in early development use, but Mike said he would continue to make his code available for others to repurpose for their own uses.
3. Other tools mentioned:
- RSS feed code for web sites generation tools: feedity and feedsweep.
- Web site usage tools: WebTrends (high-end web analytics tool - good for full-site analysis, usability and navigation path stats, etc.). We (CLT?) should think about investing in this kind of tool for full-site analysis and stat generation capabilities. Talked about need to maintain stats of various 2.0 tools and sites.
- Citation generation tools (free): Zotero (Firefox ext. for auto population of websites, etc. for citation and biblio generation - weak on journal handling tho) and Son of Citation Machine (for manual entry of data). Perhaps as free alternatives to EndNote for students who don't want to pay for it or install large software packages?
- Blogs: tumblr - a quick and easy, pared-down blog tool. No frills, basics only but easy and quick to use.
- Live Bookmarks: Firefox ext for displaying live, continuously updated RSS feeds right in your browser toolbar.
4 comments:
Should we start thinking about using the LOR as a way to keep control of links to library resources? This may have huge time-saving and link checking advantages in the long-term.
Would this be in addition to ESCORT or replacing it?
Chat feature/office hours: make library presence available within courses. Should we investigate possible library uses of this feature?
I'd like to investigate it, definitely.
Example: pre- and post- literacy skills surveys to assess info lit learning outcomes for those courses that contain them.
This would be good feedback to have, especially considering our info lit integration plan. I think this is important to pursue. To what extent will the College let us do this?
Widget – absolutely
Chat – let the help desk figure out how to make that work right before implementing (if it ever happens)
Do current dbs allow exporting to Son of Citation Machine?
Widgets - yes
Pre/Post surveys - These can be great for tailoring lessons, especially when your students have widely varied tech/infolit skills.
ANGEL presence would be great. Particularly, use of the LOR.
The students at Bay Path who didn't want to use RefWorks (which was the primary citation tool at that library), seemed to be uncomfortable dealing with the export/citation database process. They preferred Citation Machine because it just asked them to fill in the blanks.
I'm very interested in exploring uses for wikis in infolit instruction and reference. I saw a speaker at last year's Nelinet conference who made it sound very appealing for creating a "catalog" of commonly asked reference questions (particularly, if an instructor uses the same/similar lesson plan year after year).
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