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Course Views A Scalable Project to Connect Students to Library Resources

Course Views A Scalable Project to Connect Students to Library Resources. Kim Duckett and Tito Sierra NCSU Libraries Educause 2007 Conference October 26, 2007. Outline. Challenges for Libraries Reaching Out to Students Online Library Content for Courses Course Views at NCSU Future Work.

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Course Views A Scalable Project to Connect Students to Library Resources

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  1. Course ViewsA Scalable Project to Connect Students to Library Resources Kim Duckett and Tito SierraNCSU LibrariesEducause 2007 ConferenceOctober 26, 2007

  2. Outline • Challenges for Libraries Reaching Out to Students Online • Library Content for Courses • Course Views at NCSU • Future Work

  3. Challenges

  4. Challenges • Library websites are overwhelming

  5. Challenges • Library websites are overwhelming • Information resources are often unfamiliar

  6. Challenges • Library websites are overwhelming • Information resources are often unfamiliar • Librarians tend to focus on: • Disciplines / subjects • Resource types

  7. Challenges • Library websites are overwhelming • Information resources are often unfamiliar • Librarians tend to focus on: • Disciplines / subjects • Resource types • Integration into learning management systems is difficult

  8. Library Content for Courses

  9. Course Pages / Guides • Tailored to specific courses • Student experience is course-centric • “I’m taking X, Y, Z courses” • Offers a scaled-down entry to the library • Can be linked into course websites

  10. Example 1

  11. Example 2

  12. Example 3

  13. Example 4

  14. Benefit: Assignment-centric

  15. Problem: Not Holistic

  16. Benefit: Highly Customized

  17. Benefit: Highly Customized

  18. Problem: High Production Costs

  19. Problem: Limited Reach

  20. Problem: Inconsistent Design

  21. Problem: Inconsistent Design

  22. Course Pages Summary • Course-centric pages have potential • Scalability is a challenge • Course pages need to be more multifaceted

  23. Course Views at NCSU

  24. Project Overview • Collaborative effort between Research and Information Services, and Digital Library Initiatives departments at NCSU • Homegrown system in development • Initial release slated for Summer 2008

  25. Course View Definition “A course-centric portal composed of student-centric widgets designed to connect students to library resources”

  26. Project Goals

  27. Project Goals • A Course View for every course

  28. Project Goals • A Course View for every course • A scalable and sustainable system for library course content delivery

  29. Project Goals • A Course View for every course • A scalable and sustainable system for library course content delivery • Library content customized as much as possible to the course

  30. Example Course View 1

  31. Example Course View 1

  32. Static Ubersearch Find Books Citation Tools Project Tools Ask a Librarian Dynamic Course Reserves Find Articles (subject database recommendations) Librarian Recommended Widgets

  33. Widget Selection Process • Content inventory of existing library course pages

  34. Widget Selection Process • Content inventory of existing library course pages • Brainstorm new content

  35. Widget Selection Process • Content inventory of existing library course pages • Brainstorm new content • Fifteen candidate widgets

  36. Widget Selection Process • Content inventory of existing library course pages • Brainstorm new content • Fifteen candidate widgets • Three focus groups with students

  37. Widget Selection Process • Content inventory of existing library course pages • Brainstorm new content • Fifteen candidate widgets • Three focus groups with students • Eight finalists for pilot launch

  38. Example Course View 2

  39. Static Widgets

  40. Static Widget Example

  41. Dynamic Widgets Customized content based on existing institutional course identifiers. NC State example: ENG 221 • ‘ENG’ = curriculum code • ‘221’ = course number • ‘ENG 221’ = full course identifier

  42. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/course/ENG/221

  43. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/course/ENG/221

  44. Curriculum level Customized content is shared across all courses in the same department Easier to manage but less customized Approximately 150 curriculums at NC State Course level Customized content is tailored to a specific course More customized but more work to create and maintain Approximately 5000 courses at NC State Customization Options

  45. Dynamic Widgets - Curriculum

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