1. Knowledge Resources into the
Learning Community
(Higher Education teachers & learners)
Gema Santos-Hermosa (msantoshe@uoc.edu)Gema Santos-Hermosa (msantoshe@uoc.edu)
Chair of Knowledge Resources experts’ group – EMPOWERChair of Knowledge Resources experts’ group – EMPOWER
7/07/2016

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Some recent international reports about
the key trends, challenges and technological
developments in Higher Education ….
have pointed out the important role of the
knowledge resources (KR) and libraries
to improve the learning environments

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Empower>KR>Tools& Resources

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adapted to learning contexts
(context-based learning)
suitable for different learning paths
(adaptive teaching)
available from various spaces & devices
(crossover learning)
created in typologies as Opent content
(open learning)
Learning by doing
Lifelong learning
Student-centered learning
KR
supporting

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CONCLUSIONS:
KR should provide a wide range of
flexible possibilities to teachers & students.
Libraries as “catalysts” for innovation in
teaching and learning at the universities
 Promote the transformation of HE
of innovation in teaching and learning college

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Access to this report
Current State of Art

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•Some courses offered in English (=English materials)
•OUNL Library not physically but purely electronic (provided by
Maastricht Univ)
•Lack of physical books
•OA publications available at the repository
•Production unit to develop courses- support provided by
technicians and designers but not by librarians
•Print-based Systems – Course book is very important both
pedagogically and financially
•Print collection attractive - loan durations longer than in traditional
libraries
•Special collection of 29,000 items teaching and learning
•Posted materials (library rate)
•National Borrowing arrangements via CURBA + The Alberta
Library (TAL) - 49 libraries- 25 million items available
•Digital reading list for some courses
•OA resources collection and a special collection on distance
learning
•Eresources purchased thought a Consortia

8. Knowledge Resources at UOCKnowledge Resources at UOC
Gema Santos-Hermosa (msantoshe@uoc.edu)Gema Santos-Hermosa (msantoshe@uoc.edu)
Chair of Knowledge Resources experts’ group- EMPOIWERChair of Knowledge Resources experts’ group- EMPOIWER
[Universitat Oberta de Catalunya 7/07/2016]

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University community of more thanUniversity community of more than 50,000 students50,000 students
uoc.edu/get-to-know-the-uoc
graduates
**Teaching staffTeaching staff: between coordinating teachers and course: between coordinating teachers and course
instructorsinstructors
49,672
students
68,479
graduates
3,709
teaching staff
463
tutors
Last updated: 4th
April 2016

10. UOC Virtual Library (UOC VL)
Learning Resources SupportLearning Resources Support
ServicesServices

11. 1. UOC Library. Introduction1. UOC Library. Introduction
UOC VL doesn’t have a building
Website = library itself (main services offered though it)
UOC VL was born virtual in 1995!
31.954 Books
(paper)
2.349 eBooks63.950 ejournals
73 full text
databases
(86 in total)
700 Open
UOC materials
* Data provided
to Rebiun

12. 2. UOC Library. Departments & teams2. UOC Library. Departments & teams
Learning
Support Service
6 librarians
4 editors
1 head
Research
Support Service
6 librarians
1 head
General Services
2 librarians
3 technical staff
Outsourced
Services
ICT
Support

13. 3. UOC’s Educational Model3. UOC’s Educational Model
http://www.uoc.edu/portal/en/universitat/model-educatiu/index.html
Students & their learning activity  center of the teaching activity
Main elements: 1. accompaniment, 2.collaboration & 3.resources

14. 4. UOC Learning Library Support Services4. UOC Learning Library Support Services
Coordinating teacher
& course instructors
3rd Collaboration
& Assessment
2nd Knowledge
Resources
UOC’s Educational ModelUOC’s Educational Model
1st Accompaniment
Providing & managing
KR
Supporting teacher staff
in their teaching

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11stst
Teaching Support Library ServicesTeaching Support Library Services
• Coordinating professors & subject librarians collaboration
• Library teaching support services offered during the full
teaching cycle:

16. 4. UOC Learning Library Support Services4. UOC Learning Library Support Services
Knowledge Resources
Create Acquire
OWN RESOURCES - created by UOC
handbook/textbook for each subject
Multiple formats
(html5, pdf, epub, audiobook, wiki, video, etc.)
Different languages
Written by experts
Creation & edition process
Budget management
Authors’ contracts
Edition tracking
Dispatch of material printed version
EXTERNAL/3rd parties RESOURCES
Complement to the teaching process
Books, books chapters, articles,
databases, audiovisuals, photography, films
and also software
Subscriptions of rights for use
Databases’ licences
Software
Authorization of the exploitation
rights holders

17. 4. UOC Learning Library Support Services4. UOC Learning Library Support Services
... And works closely coordinated with other departments:
•UOC’s legal department: legal advisers specialized in intellectual property
•Programme managers: ensure the proper development of a program;
economically, its recruitment, the provision of LR, etc.
•Technologists: control the proper functioning of learning resources inside the
virtual classrooms
•Elearn Center: analyse and redesign of subjects or programmes, and other
pedagogical support
•Oberta Publishing editors, a UOC group company responsible of the entire
publishing process of the learning materials
Responsible /centralizes the
management of learning resources

18. 5. UOC Learning Library Services - Website5. UOC Learning Library Services - Website

19. 6.- UOC Learning Library Services – virtual6.- UOC Learning Library Services – virtual
classroomclassroom

20. 6. UOC Learning Library Services6. UOC Learning Library Services
virtual classroomvirtual classroom
From Materials and information resources section students
can access to:
Learning resources:
a)UOC materials
b)Recommended bibliography (customized reading list with links to the
library catalogue)
c)External resources (links to databases, open resources or embedded
articles and book chapters with copyright permissions)
d)Reference service The Library replies
(to submit queries about the library, its services& resources)
The O2 Institutional Repository

21. 6. UOC Learning Library Services6. UOC Learning Library Services
virtual classroomvirtual classroom
a) UOC Learning
resources
b) Recommended
Bibliography
c) External
Resources d) Library replies & O2

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a) UOC Learning resources

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b) Recommended Bibliography

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c) External Resources
Films collection

25. Thank you for your attention!
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Now it’s your turn…
QUESTION & DISCUSSION FOR ATTENDANDS
• How does your library manage and provide
KR to be used into the learning?
• what kind of KR are offered in teaching and
learning?
• Do you (teachers, technicians, instructional designers,
librarians, etc.) have institutional support?