E-Collaboration:
Virtual Librarians & Faculty Partnership
in Online LearningNance Lempinen-Leedy
Reference Librarian
Lawrence W. Tyree Library
Donna Musselman
Professor
Student Development Instruction
Diana Matthews
Reference Librarian
Lawrence W. Tyree Library
Heidi Lannon
Assistant Professor
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Outline
• Virtual Librarian
• Pilot program
• Faculty perspective
– SDI
– Geography
• Conclusions
• Q&A
What is a Virtual Librarian?
• Added to an online class
• Assistant instructor/librarian
• Cooperation of teaching faculty
• Teach library skills
• Subject specific assistance
• Troubleshoot technology
Goals of Virtual Librarian
• Outreach to students
• Create online library
environment
• Outreach to faculty
• Promote library
• Improve librarian image
Checklist for Implementation
• Buy-in from colleagues
• Identify goals of project
• Enlist help of IT/Open
Campus
• Identify willing faculty
• Develop lessons/content
• Delivery method
Content
• Library lessons
• Assessment quiz
• Research guides
• Discussion board
• Subject specific resources
Content
Library Quiz
• Knowledge of lessons
• Library skills
• Developed by librarians
• Updated by librarians
• Self-grading
• Tied to gradebook
• Value varies by instructor
Student Survey
• Assess benefit of VL
• Coverage of topics
• Confidence
• End of term
Student Survey Results 2009-20107 courses,18 responses
72%
28%
0%
Librarian helpful?
Very helpful
Somewhat
Not very 67%
33%
0%
Assignments helpful?
Very helpful
Somewhat
Not very 67%
33%
0%
How confident?
Very
Somewhat
Not very
Student Survey Results 2009-20107 courses,18 responses
6%
11%
17%
22%
17%
6%
61%
Knowing where to get help in the library
Understanding how to conduct a search when doing research
Finding books related to your topic
Finding articles related to your topic
Using electronic databases to locate articles
Obtaining library materials not owned by SF
I have no questions
After completing the library assignments,I still have questions about:
Student Feedback
• “I learned a lot about the library and how to use it. This was very
helpful.”
• “The library assignment we did in CGS1101 was very helpful for me. It
allowed me to understand how to use the online library databases, and
ended up helping me at the end of this semester on a research paper
for another class.”
• “I think that the website was very useful and the librarians were very
helpful.”
• “When I asked librarian, Nance Lempinen-Leedy, for help finding
sources to use for my research paper, she personally helped me use
the library's resources to find information I would've otherwise been
unable to find. She was extremely significant in the writing of my
paper.”
• Faculty satisfaction
• Collaboration
• Customization
• Student performance
• End of term
Faculty Survey
Student Development Instruction
Donna Musselman
Diana Matthews
SLS1101 Classes
NW Campus
Satellite Campuses
Hybrid
Online
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GEOGRAPHY
Heidi Lannon
I do some of this….
And this…..
More of this…..
And even this….
Library instruction makes me feel like this…..
The Future of this project
Study Abroad
Study Abroad
What I will be doing
Why are we really here…?
Conclusions
• Useful service
• Offer to more faculty
• Study abroad courses
• More librarians
• Analyze survey results
• Publicize to campus
Questions or Comments?
http://people.sfcollege.edu/nance.leedy/stemtech/guide.htm