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Instruction On The Web: Getting All Librarians Involved, Cynthia Wright Swaine
Instruction On The Web: Getting All Librarians Involved, Cynthia Wright Swaine
Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications
The Collection Development Council at Old Dominion University (Virginia) decided to involve all subject specialist librarians in creating guides to web resources in the disciplines for which they serve as bibliographers. The project was intended to help librarians become familiar with Internet resources in their fields of expertise and give them experience with World Wide Web searching. A worksheet for bibliographers and a sample guide were provided. Librarians were asked to complete a worksheet for one of their assigned areas of collection development in the next year. A separate Web Team would enter the guides, using HTML and mounting them …
Distance Education Library Services At Old Dominion University, Ann Pettingill, C. J. Jacob (Editor)
Distance Education Library Services At Old Dominion University, Ann Pettingill, C. J. Jacob (Editor)
Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications
Library resources and services are an essential part of a strong academic distance education program. Students at remote sites must have consistent access to library informational and research materials in order to develop and broaden their understanding of the ideas and research in their disciplines, to bring new ideas to their off-site classrooms, and to acquire and develop their skills in research. These resources are as essential to the remote student as to those on campus. However, students at remote sites may have no facilities comparable to those easily accessed by on campus students. Additionally, many remote site students face …