This presentation was given on October 19, 2009, as part of the Louisiana State University Faculty Technology Center's Coffee Talk Series.

1. Technology & collaboration: How LSU Libraries and LSU faculty members form creative partnerships Jorie Porter Jo Ann Henson Rebecca Miller LSU Libraries

2. General Community Outreach & Communication LSU Libraries Blog http://news.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/ Subscribe to the RSS feed, or add to your blog reader, for frequent updates on library happenings and resources LSU Libraries Facebook fan page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Baton-Rouge-LA/LSU-Libraries/22954284331?ref=ts Over 330 fans Frequently post events and updates LSU Libraries Twitter account http://twitter.com/lsulibraries Updates on events Research and resource hints

3. Collaboration with Faculty LSU Libraries uses a “liaison” model to communicate and collaborate with faculty members Often, we send email updates to faculty members and visit classes for brief instruction sessions on library resources However, for many of us, the collaboration shouldn’t, and doesn’t, stop at that level

4. Customized Research & Instruction Support When LSU librarians visit individual classes for customized instruction sessions or assist researchers with specific questions, the relationship can continue in a variety of ways: Subject guides Moodle tools Wikis Blogs Podcasts/screencasts

5. Subject Guides LSU Libraries has subject guides devoted to discipline-specific resources and help http://www.lib.lsu.edu/weblio.html While these guides are in various stages of being updated, many offer direct connection to the subject librarian and the resources that she/he recommends These guides can be linked into Moodle pages, or put on a course syllabus

6. Moodle Tools & Community Courses When a librarian visits the class, she/he often creates a presentation or helpsheet that can be posted in Moodle Likewise, he/she can create quiz files, related to the lesson, that will import directly into a Moodle course If he/she is added to the course, he/she can create a librarian “discussion forum” that continues the library discussion Additionally, the librarian can keep posting helpful hints and/or resources for specific assignments, since he/she has already been working with that particular class

7. Wikis Wikis are websites that are quickly and easily created and maintained Because of this ease of creation, collaboration, and maintenance, wikis are particularly well suited for creating course-specific help material Currently, several librarians use PBWorks, which is one of many free wiki software available http://huec1021.pbworks.com/

8. Blogs Many librarians host blogs for their particular subject areas These blogs highlight resources, update their departments on library happenings, and offer research help Example: Businesshttp://lsulibrariesbus.blogspot.com/

9. Podcasting/Screencasting LSU Libraries has recently started creating digital tutorials using Adobe Captivate to aid students, faculty, and researchers in using library resources. The Business subject guide currently hosts a podcast on finding articles in the Wall Street Journal: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/instruction/tutorials/business/wsj/index The Libraries are also working on screencasts for general databases: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/instruction/rebecca/tutorials/index

10. Contact YOUR Librarian Interested in implementing some of the collaborative activities described here or suggesting new ones? Visit the following URL: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/collserv/colldev/liaison.php for a full list of subject librarians and liaisons We are all here to help you and your students!

11. Questions? Contact today’s presenters: Jo Ann Henson (jjhenson@lsu.edu) Business Librarian http://www.lib.lsu.edu/bus/index.html Rebecca Miller (millerrk@lsu.edu) Digital Technologies & Information Literacy Librarian Liaison to Women’s & Gender Studies, School of Human Ecology, and Human Resources Education & Workforce Development Jorie Porter (eiroj@lsu.edu) Agriculture & Information Literacy Librarian