1. Maximizing the Library Presence in Course Management Systems Susan Fliss Jeff Bohrer Dartmouth College October 28, 2004

2. Common Facilities

4. Integrating the Library and CMS Why? Dartmouth Examples How? Our Next Steps What We Learned

5. Why Integrate Library into CMS? Just-in-time support Reach students and faculty where they already are learning and teaching According to Pew study*, 73% of students report using Internet more than library; 9% of students report using library more than Internet for information searching Increased visibility Another door into the library * Steven Jones, et al. The Internet Goes to Collge: How students are living in the future with today's technology. Pew Internet & American Life Project, 9/15/2002. http://www.pewinternet.org/report_display.asp?r=71

6. Why Integrate Library into CMS? Golden opportunity as CMS use increasing (ECAR study*) 75% of students are positive or very positive about CMS The more students use CMS, the more they like it Dartmouth usage * Educause Center for Applied Research. Study of Students and Information Technology, 2004: Convenience, Connection, and Control

7. CMS Usage at Dartmouth

8. Specific Ideas Use a “hook” to capture faculty attention Cox’s article* has many good suggestions *Cox, Christopher. 2002. Becoming Part of the Course: Using Blackboard to Extend One- shot Library Instruction. College & Research Libraries News. Chicago : 63 (1)

9. Dartmouth Examples Librarian contact info posted in course

11. Dartmouth Examples Use of quiz tool for assessment

14. Dartmouth Examples Librarian participation in class discussion board

16. Dartmouth Examples Guest speaker resources Personal bio Bibliography Links to related sites

17. Dartmouth Examples Librarian is available in student groups’ work areas

20. Dartmouth Examples Library content posted as follow-up to classroom session

23. Dartmouth Examples Library-developed model site

25. How Does it Happen? Get-to-know-you meetings Help each other connect with faculty CMS training sessions for librarians Each has personal practice Bb site Promote library integration in faculty workshops

26. How Does it Happen? Partner on other projects (reserves & copyright) Invite each other’s participation in CMS projects Bb oversight group includes Susan Academic Computing approached Library on “My Research” tab project

27. Our Next Steps New “My Research” portal tab in Blackboard Investigate integration of RefWorks and Bb Investigate integration of electronic reserves and Bb Possible auto-population of library content into course sites

28. What We Learned Both librarians and instructional technologists are keenly interested in teaching, learning and research Keep the ultimate goal of serving the teaching and learning process at forefront of all efforts