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…..

Screen shots of guide, etc.

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