FINDING STUFF!… getting lost… giving up…

Logistical landscape…

UCA - University for the Creative Arts

- Guild HE university- Provide specialist art and design education- 5 campus locations in the southeast- 7000 students- 90 courses- Art, Design, Architecture, Media & Communication

Campuses:Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone & Rochester

MARIA TANNANTLearning Technologistmtannant@ucreative.ac.uk

Logistical landscape - 5 campus locations- 2 learning technologists- 1 librarian located at each campus

Logistical landscape

- 7 schools offering expertise in 12 creative disciplines

FINDING STUFF!… getting lost… giving up…

Resources available at UCA

•30,000 DVDs, audio files & digital games•Archive of special collections & rare books•Artists books special collection•Athens: gateway to ejournals and databases•Books: over 300,000 printed/digital•eStream: TV & Radio broadcasts under license•Exhibition Catalogues special collection•Imagebank, VADS, •Journals: over 13,000 printed/digital•Library Catalogue•Multimedia: still/moving image & newspaper archives•Reading lists•Subscribed service to over 60 special collections

FINDING STUFFand getting lost!

- overwhelmed- unaware- unskilled- intimidated- despair- often give-up

Les Tuileries, Paris

The Library Resources page within the VLE…

…delivering subject related content

Modules locating Library Resources

empowering staff

- tailored content- subject specific- oneClick- direct- no excuse- sustainable- centrally located- working together

Modules for self-directed self-paced learning

empowering students

- updated centrally- changed over time- topical/trends - reference point- basic tool-kit- value for money

Housekeeping…

Modules available for courses and units

empowering staff – enhancing student learning

e-Journals for Architecture and Interiorse-Journals for Animatione-Journals for Fashion & Textilese-Journals for Film Productione-Journals for Fine Arte-Journals for Graphic Designe-journals for Illustratione-journals for Television & Media Productione-Stream TV & RadioeStream TV/Radio: AnimationeStream TV/Radio: ArchitectureeStream TV/Radio: Business, Marketing & AdvertisingeStream TV/Radio: Design & CrafteStream TV/Radio: Fashion & TextileseStream TV/Radio: Fashion Management & MarketingeStream TV/Radio: FE TastereStream TV/Radio: Film ProductioneStream TV/Radio: Fine ArteStream TV/Radio: Graphic Design & IllustrationeStream TV/Radio: JournalismeStream TV/Radio: Learning & TeachingeStream TV/Radio: Media & Digital ArtseStream TV/Radio: Performing ArtseStream TV/Radio: Photography

Fashion Textiles: ResearchLearning Support & Study Advice FELearning Support & Study Advice UG/PGLynda.com TutorialsmyUCA student induction videoOnline Resources - AnimationOnline Resources - Architecture & InteriorsOnline Resources - Business Marketing and AdvertisingOnline Resources - Design & CraftOnline Resources - Fashion & TextilesOnline Resources - Film ProductionOnline Resources - Fine ArtOnline Resources - Further EducationOnline Resources - Graphic DesignOnline Resources - IllustrationOnline Resources - Media & Digital ArtsOnline Resources - PG Cert Learning & TeachingOnline Resources – PhotographyOnline Resources – Television & Media ProductionReferencingSearch the Library CatalogueTop 10 Tools to Support LearningTutorials - Self Directed Learning

Keeping track and working together

advocating ownership and accountability

Collaborative ownership using Google Drive

MARIA TANNANTProgramme Manager for Digital PedagogyLibrary & Student Servicesmtannant@ucreative.ac.uk

Image Credits: Scott WoodenBA (Hons) Graphic Design – New Media UCA Epsom