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Welcome to The Brown Bag Series ColloquiumSponsored by: The Center for Teaching and Learning

Today’s Date: May 1, 2013

Title: Online Library Resources for Faculty & Students

Presentation By: Dr. Ray Uzwyshyn

Sakai   Classroom Gateway  or     http://apus.campusguides.com 

APUS Online Libraries

Ray Uzwyshyn, Ph.D. MLISDirector of Online Libraries

APUS Online LibraryE‐Books, E‐Journals, Various Media

Over 150,000 E-Books, 42 Journal Databases & Aggregators, Constantly Updated, Seven Academic E-Book Vendors, More than 20,000 academic videos

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APUS Online CatalogE‐Books and Articles

New Information Discovery Tools 

AquabrowserFaceted Search Engine: Word Cloud, Mind/Concept Map

42 Full Text Article Databases and Aggregrators Proquest, EBSCO, Lexis Nexis, JSTOR

Wide Full-Text Article Database Range

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VASTAcademic Video Online Database 

Over 20,000 Academic Videos

Most 508 Compliant All Copyright Compliant Linkable Through Online

Course Guides,Sakai Classroom

VAST: Interdisciplinary University‐Wide Academic Video Scope

BusinessPsychologyCounseling and therapyEducationEconomicsPublic HealthHistoryHumanitiesCriminal Justice and LawPolitical SciencePublic Safety/IntelLiterature/PhilosophyReligion/theatre Science/Technology Space

Over 20,000 Titles 2013

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Academic Video and Integrated Curricular Design Possibilities

Discussion Forum Posting

AssignmentReview Questions

Alternative Essay Topic, Citation

Curricular Week ReplacementTo vary/ readingassignments

8 weeksessions

Adult non- traditional

Students

Weekly Learning Objectives Tie In

Search Across Multiple Databases by Journal, Author and Date: 35,000 Journals

360 SearchMeta Journal Aggregator

Search Across Multiple Databases By Topic

360 Search Meta-Journal Aggregator

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Books and Articles for Faculty/Students (Articles: Quick Turnaround)

Comprehensive Interlibrary Loan Service

Online Tutorial Center

Writing Center and Basic Math Skills

Campus Guides OnlineTutorial Center

Openly Available on the Web

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Live Tutoring Help: Tutor.com

10 Hours/Student/Petition for More

Online Library on the Open Web

http://apus.campusguides.com

Online ReferenceHuman and Semantic Knowledge Base

Human and Knowledge Base Help: Human: Librarian@apus.edu, Knowledgebase: Semantic Knowledge Base for Sakai and Libraries

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Masters Thesis Archive/Capstone/Online Library Thesis Publication  Review (Dark Archives)

Graduate Program Quality Assurance/Partnership with E‐Press

APUS ePress/Course MaterialsSynergies with Library 

ePress: Style Guides, Monographs/ ECM Course Collection Development

Online Campus/Course Guides

SecondaryMultimediaBibliographic Resource

Direct Curricular Replacement

Publically Available

900  Online Course GuidesCurrently Completed. 

http://apus.campusguides.com/

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APUS Online Course GuidesNational Award Winning Academic Technology Project

Gold Medal for IMS Global 2012 Learning Consortium’s Learning Impact competition

National University Technology Network Distance Education Innovation Awards (2012).

POTENTIAL ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY  OPPORTUNITY

REIMAGINING ONLINE CURRICULUM FOR 21ST CENTURY

Synergies for Collaboration (Technology, Information: Multimedia) New Learning Vistas, 21st Century Network

21 Globally Geographically Dispersed Librarian Subject 

Specialists

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Open Web Facility

• Listed Alphabetically

• Grouped By Course, School,Program

• Searchable

• Link Available Through Corresponding Classroom

http://apus.campusguides.com/

Online Faculty/Library Course Development Synergy

Schools || Librarians

Open Source Curriculum Possibilities

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Faculty/Library Web Publication Possibilities

Multimedia Possibilities

System Wide Application of Media/Curriculum Possibilities 

Online CustomizationSchool, Program, Department or Course

New Partnerships For Course Possibility Focused Material, Trustworthy Sources

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Library/Program Partnerships: College 100/Adobe Connect

Library Information Literacy Program

Priscilla Coulter

A. Marissa Smith

Library Spotlight Videos

Libraries YouTube ChannelChannel Name: APUS Librarian

Embedding/Linking Possibilities

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APUS Libraries

We’re here for you!

Questions?

• Librarian@apus.edu, 22 Librarian Subject Specialists 

• Campus Guides Manager, Marissa Smith asmith@apus.edu

• Director of Online Libraries: Dr. Ray Uzwyshyn, ruzwyshyn@apus.edu

Thank You for Attending!The sessions will be recorded and available, please contact CTL for a direct link to the recordings or your request for handouts.

Stay Tuned for Next Month’s Presentation Featuring: Michelle Watts, Joy Patton, Elizabeth Cooke and Paula WyleTopic: Integrating Current Topics into Teaching International Relations & International DevelopmentDate: June 5, 2013 2:00-3:00PM EST