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Chin Roemer, Robin; Greer, Rebecca – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2016
Research workshops are designed to help students develop skills that go beyond the scope of one-shot library sessions. However, with more students conducting research off-campus, online, and in the evening, workshops targeted towards complex skills and competencies are difficult to offer. But what if librarians were to design and deliver intensive…
Descriptors: Workshops, Integrated Learning Systems, Library Instruction, Research Skills
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Contrino, Jacline L. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2016
Demonstrating library impact on student success is critical for all academic libraries today. This article discusses how the library of a large online university serving non-traditional students evaluated how customized point-of-need learning objects (LOs) embedded in the learning management system impacted student learning. Using a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Virtual Universities, Nontraditional Students, Resource Units
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Bliquez, Rebecca; Deeken, Lynn – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2016
Professional development is critically important for librarians trying to establish an embedded presence in online and hybrid courses. The institutional learning management system (LMS) provides a medium for enhanced visibility of both library resources and librarians as instructional collaborators and curriculum designers. This case study…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Professional Development, Library Instruction
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Johnson, Megan – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2017
This case study reports on the process for creating a self-paced non-credit information literacy (IL) course delivered via a university's course management system. The four online modules are designed to contextualize information literacy competencies within the curriculum taught in First Year Seminar (FYS) courses. The meta-course approach…
Descriptors: Library Instruction, College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Case Studies
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Olivas, Antonia P.; Chan, Ian – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2013
Many of our reference interactions are face-to-face at a desk or in our offices. Unfortunately, not all of our students are on campus. Whether a non-traditional student or a traditional undergraduate, more of our patrons are attending online classes or attending satellite campuses with no librarians on site. It's difficult to reach these students,…
Descriptors: Library Services, Academic Libraries, State Universities, Distance Education
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Adebonojo, Leslie G. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2011
Due to a shortage of librarians to teach classes coupled with a growing student body, librarians at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) decided to explore alternative means to deliver instruction. Their charge was to supplement traditional classroom instruction by utilizing ETSU's course management system (Desire2Learn, D2L) to inform students…
Descriptors: Internet, Librarians, Higher Education, Electronic Learning