Embedding Library Resources in CSU Interact

Presented by Claudio Dionigi and Hanne HoelaasPrepared by Greg Fry

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Introduction• 2008 $2.5 million spent on electronic journals• 98% of our journals are online• Also have 4840 electronic books• In 2008 academic staff placed 2300 items on

electronic reserve• A further 400 items were provided as links• Need to provide more readings via links

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Information Literacy

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Subject Support

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Access to Resources:Library Linking Tool

• http://www.csu.edu.au/division/library/research/faculty/jumpstart/index.html

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Library Demo Site

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Resources Folder

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Modules Tool (Melete)

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Specialised Databases

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Sakai Library Tools

Citations Helper

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AuSakai 09: Sakai as a Scholarly Environment: Pedagogy, Systems, Processes and

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The Future

• More Library resources embedded into Sakai (Interact)

• Increased use of the Modules tool (Melete) to provide readings via Sakai

• Begin use of the Citations Helper tool to embed readings into Sakai

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