1st Edition

Off-Campus Library Services

By Anne Marie Casey Copyright 2001
    274 Pages
    by Routledge

    Keep up with new concepts in this fast-changing field! The Internet, distance learning, and remote access to central information banks used to be the stuff of science fiction. Nowadays, academic librarians reap the benefits--and face the practical consequences--of the staggering advances in information technology. Off-Campus Library Services presents the advice and suggestions of experienced librarians to help you develop effective, easy-to-use off-campus information services, including distance learning.

    This informative book reveals the secrets of planning and implementing off-campus services. It also helps veteran librarians add user-friendly features and solve common problems on their existing systems. Off-Campus Library Services explains the technology, addresses management issues, and offers usable suggestions for program development.

    Off-Campus Library Services explores the central issues of these new services, including:

    • training issues for library staff
    • Web site development
    • technical and information support
    • changing roles for librarians
    • the uses of conferencing software
    • library support for Web-based courses
    • library agreements and how to successfully negotiate them
    • and much more!

      Off-Campus Library Services will become a trusted reference for librarians involved in planning, administering, or updating distance learning resources.

    Contents
    • Foreword
    • Preface
    • Acknowledgments
    • Program Advisory Board and Executive Planning Committee
    • 9th Off-Campus Library Services Conference Proceedings: Introduction
    • Conference Introduction
    • Marketing Library Resources and Services to Distance Faculty
    • Using a “Summit Meeting” to Negotiate Library Agreements
    • Computer Mediated Conferencing, E-Mail, Telephone: A Holistic Approach to Meeting Students' Needs
    • Emerging Technologies: Tools for Distance Education and Library Services
    • . . . And a Free 800 Line! Managing Technical and Information Support for Distance Education
    • Extending Library Boundaries Without Losing the Personal Touch
    • Consortium Solutions to Distance Education Problems: Utah Academic Libraries Answer the Challenges
    • Developing an Effective Off-Campus Library Services Web Page: Don't Worry, Be Happy!
    • Document Delivery Options for Distance Education Students and Electronic Reserve Service at Ball State University Libraries
    • Beyond the Rhetoric: A Study of the Impact of the ACRL Guidelines for Distance Learning Library Services on Selected Distance Learning Programs in Higher Education
    • Providing Services and Information to the Dispersed Off-Campus Student: An Integrated Approach
    • CatchTheWeb-Personal: A Versatile Web-Based Demonstration and Tutorial Creation Tool
    • Knowing Your Users and What They Want: Surveying Off-Campus Students About Library Services
    • From Isolation to Cooperation: The Changes that Technology Creates in Institutional Culture
    • Now You Can Get There from Here: Creating an Interactive Web Application for Accessing Full-Text Journal Articles from Any Location
    • Straddling Multiple Administrative Relationships
    • Librarians' Changing Role in Distance Education: Need for Training
    • Closing the Gap: Using Conferencing Software to Connect Distance Education Students and Faculty
    • Education for Provision of Library Services to Distance Learners: The Role of the LIS Schools
    • Planning for Distance Learning: Support Services and the Library's Role
    • Partners in Emerging Technology: Library Support for Web-Based Courses
    • Library Instruction for the Next Millennium: Two Web-Based Courses to Teach Distant Students Information Literacy
    • All Hands on Deck: Navigating the Political Waters of Off-Campus Library Programs
    • New Partnerships for New Learning
    • Services to Distance Learners: Planning for E-Reserves and Copyright
    • Doctoral Dissertations at a Distance: A Novel Approach from Down Under
    • Innovative Methods for Providing Instruction to Distance Students Using Technology
    • Indonesia Electronic Library Design Plan for Supporting a Distance Learning Environment
    • Virtual Desk: Real Reference
    • Using a Web-Based MOO for Library Instruction in Distance Education
    • Graduate Students' Perceptions of Library Support Services for Distance Learners: A University System-Wide Study
    • Reaccreditation at Nova Southeastern University: How Reaccreditation Can Create Opportunities for Improving Library Services to Distance Students
    • Working in the Asynchronous Environment: Two Case Studies
    • Louisiana Academic Libraries: Partnering to Enhance Distance Education Services
    • Index
    • Reference Notes Included

    Biography

    Anne Marie Casey