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Supporting students through

electronic media at UCD Library

James Molloy and Michelle Latimer

A&SL Annual Seminar

24th February 2012

E-Learning at UCD Library – A Case Study

Why?

10% more students:10% less staff (UCD) 10% more students:16% less staff (Library)

E-Learning at UCD Library – A Case Study

Inception

• UCD Library’s Strategic Plan

• A working group formed

E-Learning at UCD Library – A Case Study

Goals

–Provide online support for students

–Content including online videos and tutorials

•Basics

•Navigate

•Locate

•Awareness

E-Learning at UCD Library – A Case Study

Goals

–Ensure widest access to the content across campus

•Library and campus websites

•Embedded on Blackboard

•Accessible on mobile devices

E-Learning at UCD Library – A Case Study

Plan

Prepare May/June

Produce

Edit June/July

Finalise

Promote July/Aug

E-Learning at UCD Library – A Case Study

Planning/Schedules

• Identify Skill base

• Homework

• UCD Media Services

• Designate work

www.Informationliteracy.ie University of Wisconsin

Arizona State University University of Leeds

E-Learning at UCD Library – A Case Study

Planning/Schedules

• Identify Skill base

• Homework

• UCD Media Services

• Designate work

E-Learning at UCD Library – A Case Study

Planning/Schedules

• Budget

• Regular meetings

• Time is the essence (August deadline)

E-Learning at UCD Library – A Case Study

Production (Videos)

• Storyboards

• Prepare, prepare, prepare

• Give direction and take advice

• Editing (feedback)

E-Learning at UCD Library – A Case Study

Production (Videos)

• Storyboards

• Prepare, prepare, prepare

• Give direction and take advice

• Editing (feedback)

E-Learning at UCD Library – A Case Study

Production(online tutorial)

•Sub Group

•Storyboard/Content

•Software

E-Learning at UCD Library – A Case Study

Finding items on your Reading List.

•Find a book in the UCD Catalogue

•Find a chapter in a book

•Find an electronic journal article

•Can’t find the electronic article? – find a

print copy

E-Learning at UCD Library – A Case Study

Challenges

•Software

•Sustainability

•Summer

E-Learning at UCD Library – A Case Study

Success

E-Learning at UCD Library – A Case Study

“The adjudication panel considered that this project was

an excellent example of a sustainable project with the

potential for expansion and wide roll-out across the university”.

E-Learning at UCD Library – A Case Study

Current work/Next steps

•Skills base

•Development of the group

•Current projects

E-Learning at UCD Library – A Case Study

James Molloy Assistant Librarian James Joyce Library University College Dublin Belfield Dublin 4 James.molloy@ucd.ie 00 353 1 716 7513

Michelle Latimer Senior Library Assistant

Veterinary Medicine Library University College Dublin

Belfield Dublin 4

Michelle.latimer@ucd.ie 00 353 1 716 6266

http://www.youtube.com/user/UCDLibrary

E-Learning at UCD Library – A Case Study

• Susan Boyle Assistant Librarian HSL (Nursing,

Midwifery and Health Systems)

• Ursula Byrne Head of Development & Strategic

Planning

• Peter Clarke Library IT Services

• Jennifer Collery Assistant Librarian HSL

(Medicine and Medical Science)

• Monica Glynn Library Services Officer

• Celia Kenny Senior Library Assistant (JJL)

• Michelle Latimer Senior Library Assistant

Veterinary Medicine

• James Molloy Assistant Librarian Reader Services

• Gerard Walsh Liaison Librarian (JJL)