creating subject guides for the 21st century library: pathways to learning

presented by Buffy J. Hamilton

ALA TechSource

October 30, 2013

Original photograph by Buffy J. Hamilton

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Defining Subject Guides and Why

Learners Need Them

Basic Design Principles

Content for Your Subject Guide

Platforms for Creating Subject Guides

Future Directions for Subject Guides

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Subject Guides: Helping Learners Navigate Worlds of Information

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A set of resources designed to help patrons fully research and explore a topic

May include traditional and emerging forms of authoritative information sources

Dynamic and organic

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Lists

Minimal Context, Informational, Consumption

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Learning Tool

Contextualized by Research Models,

Learner Mental Models, Meaning

Making w/ Information

Sinkinson, C., Alexander, S., Hicks, A., & Kahn, M. (2012). Guiding Design: Exposing Librarian and Student Mental Models of Research Guides. Portal: Libraries & The Academy, 12(1), 63-84.

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Laura B. Cohen Web Support Librarian (Retired), University at Albany, SUNY

Source: http://liblogs.albany.edu/library20/

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what is authority?

who decides what counts as

authority?

who are the

experts?

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a focus on knowing how and

when a particular

information source

is the right fit for an information seeking

task

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Source: “The-3-Click-Dilemma: Are library databases nearing the tipping point of obsolescence?” August 20, 2013 http://bit.ly/14YCadM CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangeacid/420493902/sizes/l/

Brian Mathews Associate Dean for Learning and Outreach, Virginia Tech

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blogs tweets videos podcasts

wikis web forums social citation/

bibliography

social bookmarking

curation images and

graphics rss mobile apps

content creation

tools

learner created content

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1.2.2 Demonstrate confidence and self-direction by making independent choices in the selection of resources and information.

3.1 Participate and collaborate as members of a social and intellectual network of learners.

3.1.4 Use technology and other information tools to organize and display knowledge and understanding in ways that others can view, use, and assess.

4.1.6 Organize personal knowledge in a way that can be called upon easily.

4.1.7 Use social networks and information tools to gather and share information.

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scaffolding

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Source: http://teachweb2.blogspot.com/2010/01/personal-learning-environments-student.html

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social media networks and information streams (emerging forms of authority) into your research guides?

2. Have you observed your patrons (students, instructors, adults) utilizing any of these resources in their research?

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communities formed around

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communities formed around…

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• learning objectives • standards • learning activities • learner needs • forms of assessment

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Mathews, Brian. "CHANGE NEEDS A BRAND: Don't Fear Labels, Leverage Them." Web log post. The Ubiquitous Librarian. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 25 Apr. 2013. Web. 02 May 2013. <http://chronicle.com/blognetwork/theubiquitouslibrarian/2013/04/25/change-needs-a-brand-dont-fear-labels-leverage-them/>.

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Library website created with traditional web

authoring platforms

Subscription or open source subject guide

services

Blogs

Wikis

Social Bookmarking Services

Free Sources: Netvibes, Live Binders, Symbaloo,

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Cost: Free vs. Paid

Technical Support

In-House Expertise Needed to

Support the Platform

Ease of Replicating Content

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Ability for multiple users to manipulate

the guides and/or tools for creating the

guides

Is content sharable within a community?

Does the platform generate a mobile

version or have an app?

Is the guide searchable?

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Subjects Plus (open source)

Library a la Carte (open

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LibData (open source)

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• Mental Models Research Informing Design

• User Experience

• Responsive Design

• Participatory Technologies for Co-Created Content

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Participatory sites of culture…

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Works Cited Drexler, Wendy. "The Networked Student Model for Construction of Personal Learning Environments: Balancing Teacher Control

and Student Autonomy." Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 26.3 (2010): 369-85. AJET 26(3) Drexler (2010) - The

Networked Student Model for Construction of Personal Learning Environments: Balancing Teacher Control and Student

Autonomy. Web. 28 Oct. 2013. <http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet26/drexler.html>.

Drexler, Wendy. "Personal Learning Environments: Student Processes and Decisions." Web log post. N.p., 12 Jan. 2010. Web. 28

Oct. 2013. <http://teachweb2.blogspot.com/2010/01/personal-learning-environments-student.html>.

Greenhow, C. (2009). Social Scholarship: Applying Social Networking Technologies to Research Practices. Knowledge Quest, 37(4),

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Jenkins, Henry. "Learning in a Participatory Culture: A Conversation About New Media and Education (Part Three)." Web log post.

N.p., 12 Feb. 2010. Web. 28 Oct. 2013. <http://henryjenkins.org/2010/02/learning_in_a_participatory_cu.html>.

Mathews, Brian. "CHANGE NEEDS A BRAND: Don't Fear Labels, Leverage Them." Web log post. N.p., 25 Apr. 2013. Web. 28 Oct.

2013. <http://chronicle.com/blognetwork/theubiquitouslibrarian/2013/04/25/change-needs-a-brand-dont-fear-labels-

leverage-them/>.

Mathews, Brian. "Curating Learning Experiences: A Future Role For Librarians?" Web log post. N.p., 5 Sept. 2013. Web. 28 Oct.

2013. <http://chronicle.com/blognetwork/theubiquitouslibrarian/2013/09/05/curating-learning-experiences-a-future-role-

for-librarians/>.

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Works Cited

Mathews, Brian. "Database vs. Database vs. Web-Scale Discovery Service: Further Thoughts on Search Failure (or: More

Clicks than Necessary?) (or: Info-pushers vs. Pedagogical Partners)." Web log post. N.p., 21 Aug. 2013. Web. 28

Oct. 2013. <http://chronicle.com/blognetwork/theubiquitouslibrarian/2013/08/21/database-vs-database-vs-

web-scale-discovery-service-further-thoughts-on-search-failure-or-more-clicks-than-necessary/>.

Mathews, Brian. "The-3-Click-Dilemma: Are Library Databases Nearing the Tipping Point of Obsolescence?" Web log

post. N.p., 20 Aug. 2013. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.

<http://chronicle.com/blognetwork/theubiquitouslibrarian/2013/08/20/the-3-click-dilemma-are-library-

databases-nearing-the-tipping-point-of-obsolescence/>.

Mitchell, Amy, Jocelyn Kiley, Jeffrey Gottfried, and Emily Guskin. "The Role of News on Facebook." Pew Research Centers

Journalism Project RSS. N.p., 24 Oct. 2013. Web. 28 Oct. 2013. <http://www.journalism.org/2013/10/24/the-role-of-news-on-

facebook/>.

Sinkinson, C., Alexander, S., Hicks, A., & Kahn, M. (2012). Guiding Design: Exposing Librarian and Student Mental

Models of Research Guides. Portal: Libraries & The Academy, 12(1), 63-84.