The document discusses library services and resources available at Cowles Library, including access to journals, ebooks, reference support, and digital projects. It also covers information literacy, which involves critical thinking skills for technology and information resources. The library aims to collaborate more with faculty and embrace trends like web 2.0, library 2.0, and open access initiatives to enhance information literacy at the university.

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

2. 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

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

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

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8. 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

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12. I. Library Services, COMING SOON! Coming soon at Cowles! “ MyLibrary”; check your own account, renew your own books SciFinderScholar Ebrary WITHOUT the plug-in Online “tutorials” on linking, using other services More proactive approach towards new faculty and library services

13. 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

14. II. Information Literacy Quote from SelfStudy: Challenges at Drake include: “ Keeping up with advances in teaching technologies, especially the training of teachers and students for effective use of technology in learning.”

15. 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”)

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

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

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

19. Info Lit in the News:

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

21. II. Information Literacy, continued How to apply Information Lit, pt. 1 Today, collaboration means: L. with Drake Colleagues L. with “Open” communities Open Source Software Open Access Initiative (with Harvard signed on!)‏ Open Educational Resources (see http://www.oercommons.org/ )‏ L. with “Nonprofit” vendors L. with “Competitors”

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