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Courseware Integration at Innovative Libraries
Denyse Seaman, Baylor UniversityJennifer Fritz, Dartmouth CollegeJohn Culshaw, University of Colorado at BoulderJonathan Jiras, Rochester Institute of TechnologyBarbara Doll, Saint Francis University
Innovative Users Group MeetingMay, 2006 – Session H4
Denver, Colorado
Baylor University
Courseware: Blackboard 7 Needed a way to integrate BearCat
electronic course reserves without having to reauthenticate
Libraries tab allows searching of BearCat from within Blackboard
Available in every course from within Blackboard
Libraries Tab in Blackboard
Blackboard Course Tools
BearCat Course Reserves
Blackboard Building Block
Code available with no guarantees or warranties
https://bearspace.baylor.edu/Group_Online_Teaching/Blackboard/Building%20Blocks/ Library%20Reserves/libraryreservesv21.war
Other Integrations
Audio Reserves To Go Ipods Streaming from a QuickTime server Enhanced Syllabus available from
Blackboard course EzProxy, BearCat and Blackboard
(BU InfoLinks)
Course Reserves—Enhanced Syllabus
Link to Audio Clips
Dartmouth College
Courseware: Blackboard Solutions:
Refpacks Innovative’s courseware integration
product
The old way
Refpacks
Refpack modules are the convenient store, not the supermarket
Seven major categories Each category has two sections:
reference and journal databases Limited resources (with exceptions)
Refpack set-up
Blackboard programmers create a module template
Bibliographers become module administrators
Module administration
Refpack administration
Editing the Refpack
Preview Refpack
Adding a Refpack
Refpack added
User customization of Refpack
Customized!
Layout customization
Courseware integration product
Catalog search module Patron account module
CIB set-up
Numeric IP address of your Blackboard server.
Unique patron identifier Millennium patron record and
Blackboard user record MUST have a common identifier
Innovative provides two building blocks, your Bb admin installs them
CIB search module
Catalog passed through
Patron record pass through
4:30 TODAY!
First Looks: Integrating Blackboard with Library Services Gail Bonath - Grinnell College DeeAnn Allison -University of Nebraska-
Lincoln Dinah Sanders - Innovative
Sakai
John CulshawUniversity of Colorado at Boulder Libraries
What is Sakai?
“Community Source Software” Collaboration and Learning
Environment Course Management model Also supports research collaboration
Who is Sakai?
Core Schools (Michigan, Indiana, MIT, Stanford)
Sakai Educational Partners Program Sakai Commercial Affiliates
Sakai Partners + Innovative
Carleton College Dartmouth College Northeastern University Ohio State University University of Colorado at Boulder University of Nebraska and more…
What to do with Sakai?
Institutions are in a variety of stages of exploration and implementation
Lots of pilots in Fall 2005 and Spring 2006
Fullest implementation at core schools
Many sites running legacy CMS systems concurrently with Sakai pilot or production services
Sakai at Colorado
Pilot in Fall 2005 Campus made decision to continue
to monitor Sakai progress but opted to renew commitment to WebCT as primary CMS
Sakaibrary
Indiana and Michigan 18-month project to integrate
access to library licensed digital content within Sakai
Sakai: What’s Next
Many sites monitoring growth of the community and associated applications
Opportunities for sites with appropriate resources to help build the Sakai toolset
Rochester Institute of Technology
Courseware: Desire2Learn Solution – Library Resources Link Server
Similar in concept to an OpenURL Link Server Modular, ColdFusion application Uses III Oracle Interface Integrates library resources, contact
information, and course reserves. Resources are specific to the course, program,
and/or academic department. Available by default in every course and from
every screen within Desire2Learn
Library Website
Library Resources Link Server
Desire2Learn
CMS
III ILS
Cours
e Num
ber
Role
Desire2Learn
CMS
III ILS Library Website
Library Resources Link Server
Cours
e Num
ber
III Oracle Interface
Desire2Learn
CMS
III ILS Library Website
Role
Library Resources Link Server
Cours
e Num
ber
III Oracle Interface
Dynamically Generated Webpage
Desire2Learn
CMS
III ILS Library Website
Role
Library Resources Link Server
Desire2Learn
CMS
III ILS
Cours
e Num
ber
III Oracle Interface
Link
s to
Res
erve
s
Dynamically Generated Webpage
Links to Resources
Library Website
Role
Library Resources Link Server
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
Additional Tabs
Enhancements
Use ERM Resource Records. Special Resources for Graduate Students. Integrate with other courseware systems. Promote it as a service for professor
authored course pages independent of the campus courseware application.
Make it a database driven application.
Rochester Institute of Technology
More information: http://library.rit.edu/desire2learn/
Flash video summary (6 minutes) PDF handout Screen shots Live URLs Sample code Web accessible recorded presentations
Saint Francis UniversityPasquerilla Library
The Instructional Technology Specialist works closely with the library staff. A link to the library is provided on the main WebCT screen as an aid to patrons.
WebCT – Courseware used at Saint Francis University
When requested by instructors, a page is created that is linked from the course page within WebCT.
Display of a Course to Saint Francis University Students
The Library Page specifically created for use in WebCT courses
What’s on the page?
Link to Library web OPAC Link to course reserves for the course
http://library.francis.edu/search/rnurs%200339
Link to discipline specific subject guides Feed of library blog Contact information of various library
departments
Newer pages have more links – we are still promoting the idea
Link takes user to the reserve materials for this course
Questions for anyone on the panel
Denyse Seaman, Baylor University Jennifer Fritz, Dartmouth College Jonathan Jiras, Rochester Institute of
Technology John Culshaw, University of Colorado
at Boulder Barbara Doll, Saint Francis University
Thank you!!!
