creating subject guides for the 21st century library: pathways to learning
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presented by Buffy J. Hamilton
ALA TechSource
October 30, 2013
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What is your library environment?
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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
Oriented
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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Gro
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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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Reflection Action
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Build
Assess Learn
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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Embed Code
RSS Feed
Direct Links
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Most websites and online publications now
provide a menu of specific RSS feeds for
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RSS feed for a tag
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RSS feed for a group RSS stream
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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,
Scoop.it
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Cost: Free vs. Paid
Technical Support
In-House Expertise Needed to
Support the Platform
Ease of Replicating Content
Types of Embed Code Supported
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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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contact information
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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),
42-47.
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.