Library Liaison: Services and Outlook Bruce Gilbert Cowles Library 19 Feb 2008 http://www.slideshare.net/drakelibguy

Bruce Gilbert

Cowles Library

19 Feb 2008

http://www.slideshare.net/drakelibguy

I. Library Services What you can do “@Cowles” Access 30,000 Journal Titles, or 50,000 E-books Get them Anywhere! Accessible in BlueView “tab” as well as the Library home page: http://www.drake.edu/ Link to any book or article (in BB or elsewhere) with persistent URL

What you can do “@Cowles”

Access 30,000 Journal Titles, or 50,000 E-books

Get them Anywhere!

Accessible in BlueView “tab” as well as the Library home page: http://www.drake.edu/

Link to any book or article (in BB or elsewhere) with persistent URL

EBSCO Link Example

I. Library Services, continued What ELSE you can do “@Cowles” Contact us! By Phone or Email (reference@drake.edu)‏ Meebo Us! @ “CowlesLib”

What ELSE you can do “@Cowles”

Contact us!

By Phone or Email (reference@drake.edu)‏

Meebo Us! @ “CowlesLib”

“ Meebo” screenshot

I. Library Services, continued What ELSE we have “@Cowles” RefWorks! Web-based equivalent of “Procite” or “Endnotes”

What ELSE we have “@Cowles”

RefWorks!

Web-based equivalent of “Procite” or “Endnotes”

Refworks screenshot

I. Library Services, continued Digital Projects: eScholarshare, our Repository for Scholarly Information Drake Heritage Collections Both are highly collaborative Both concerned with preserving and developing stewardship over Drake's Digital Assets

Digital Projects:

eScholarshare, our Repository for Scholarly Information

Drake Heritage Collections

Both are highly collaborative

Both concerned with preserving and developing stewardship over Drake's Digital Assets

Screenshot for eScholarShare

Screenshot for eScholarShare

Screenshot for Heritage Collections

I. Library Services, COMING SOON! Coming soon at Cowles! “ MyLibrary”; check your own account, renew your own books SciFinderScholar Ebrary WITHOUT the plug-in

Coming soon at Cowles!

“ MyLibrary”; check your own account, renew your own books

SciFinderScholar

Ebrary WITHOUT the plug-in

Library Services, continued Instruction: First Year Services Mireille (Mimi) Djenno Library 046 Satisfies Info Lit AOI Liaison Librarians Sean Stone in Sciences is “embedded librarian” All these offerings are highly collaborative Concerned with enhancing Information Literacy at Drake

Instruction:

First Year Services

Mireille (Mimi) Djenno

Library 046

Satisfies Info Lit AOI

Liaison Librarians

Sean Stone in Sciences is “embedded librarian”

All these offerings are highly collaborative

Concerned with enhancing Information Literacy at Drake

II. Information Literacy Quote from SelfStudy: “ need to do a better job with technology...”

Quote from SelfStudy:

“ need to do a better job with technology...”

II. Information Literacy, continued But what is Information Literacy? Cowles Library has always embraced a wider view (skills and facility with technology PLUS values and ethics inherent in “Information Society”)

But what is Information Literacy?

Cowles Library has always embraced a wider view (skills and facility with technology PLUS values and ethics inherent in “Information Society”)

II. Information Literacy Challenges / Opportunities for Information Literacy: “ Web 2.0” “ Library 2.0” “ Business 2.0” “ Learning 2.0”

Challenges / Opportunities for Information Literacy:

“ Web 2.0”

“ Library 2.0”

“ Business 2.0”

“ Learning 2.0”

II. Information Literacy, continued What is Information Literacy? Applied critical thinking, in the areas of technology and information resources

What is Information Literacy?

Applied critical thinking, in the areas of technology and information resources

II. Information Literacy, continued What are the hallmarks of Information Literacy? Problem-solving Skeptical Collaborative!

What are the hallmarks of Information Literacy?

Problem-solving

Skeptical

Collaborative!

II. Information Literacy, continued How to apply Information Lit, pt. 1 “ Old days,” collaboration meant: Us with Vendors Library-to-Library

How to apply Information Lit, pt. 1

“ Old days,” collaboration meant:

Us with Vendors

Library-to-Library

II. Information Literacy, continued How to apply Information Lit, pt. 1 Today, collaboration means: Us with Drake Colleagues Us with “Open” communities Open Source Software Open Access Initiative (with Harvard signed on!)‏ Us with “Nonprofit” vendors Us with “Competitors”

How to apply Information Lit, pt. 1

Today, collaboration means:

Us with Drake Colleagues

Us with “Open” communities

Open Source Software

Open Access Initiative (with Harvard signed on!)‏

Us with “Nonprofit” vendors

Us with “Competitors”

II. Information Literacy, continued How does this “play out” See Teri's “GoldRush” In search of “Open Source” ILS solution

How does this “play out”

See Teri's “GoldRush”

In search of “Open Source” ILS solution