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Ask This Librarian: Integrating Library Tools Into The Online Learning Environment, Molly Beestrum, Kerri Willette
Ask This Librarian: Integrating Library Tools Into The Online Learning Environment, Molly Beestrum, Kerri Willette
LOEX Conference Proceedings 2010
In order to reach learners where they already are, this project integrated LibGuides into two learning management systems using an embeddable widget. Moving the library resources into the students digital home - the LMS - rather than only providing resources within the library organization, we achieved a more user-centered service. Two disparate technologies were used: 1) LibGuides for creating the course guides, and 2) the widget, which is HMTL code that was added to an LMS (Moodle and JICS) and displayed in the course page.
Course Guides (using LibGuides) were created for four pilot course partners. Guides were tailored for …