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Let’s Get DigitalLet’s Get DigitalOhlone CollegeOhlone College Flex WorkshopFlex Workshop
January 24, 2008January 24, 2008
Resource Discovery and Resource Discovery and Integrating Electronic Library ResourcesIntegrating Electronic Library Resources
Kathy SparlingKathy [email protected]@ohlone.edu
659-6164659-6164
Resource OverviewResource Overview
Introducing the new library Introducing the new library databasedatabase page! page! Updates to our traditional access portal to resourcesUpdates to our traditional access portal to resources Won’t focus on specific new databases KG and Won’t focus on specific new databases KG and
Barbara will do that)Barbara will do that) ““Macro” Tools you may not yet be usingMacro” Tools you may not yet be using
Why you don’t need the library database page!Why you don’t need the library database page! Getting students to our resources directly from your Getting students to our resources directly from your
course webCT site or other web sitecourse webCT site or other web site Links to our library resources from out on the webLinks to our library resources from out on the web
Back in the Day…..Back in the Day…..
Why Change?Why Change?
Good news! Many new Resources!Good news! Many new Resources! Need for subject-oriented, rather than Need for subject-oriented, rather than
alphabetic arrangementalphabetic arrangement Let’s Let’s seesee it… it…
http://www.ohlone.edu/org/library/databases.htmlhttp://www.ohlone.edu/org/library/databases.html
Integrating Library ResourcesIntegrating Library Resources
We love to have you and your students visit the We love to have you and your students visit the library web site for all your research needs!library web site for all your research needs!
But…sometimes…our resources are But…sometimes…our resources are underutilizedunderutilized
Finding ways to bring high quality resources to Finding ways to bring high quality resources to you and your students wherever you areyou and your students wherever you are One example needs no intervention on your part…One example needs no intervention on your part…
Google Scholar (set Scholar preferences off-campus)Google Scholar (set Scholar preferences off-campus) One example we will work with your to set up: WebCT One example we will work with your to set up: WebCT
or other web site.or other web site.
Even Even GoogleGoogle Wants to Know Us! Wants to Know Us!
Wow!!
Library Search Customized for Library Search Customized for Your StudentsYour Students
Central SearchOn a Course
Web Site
Customized to search scholarly,
peer-reviewed sources
WebCT ExampleWebCT ExampleCentral search box customized to
search across all History-appropriate sources
Links to specific
databases
Could include links to course reserve listings..whatever you want!
ExerciseExercise
Use the new database page to find one good Use the new database page to find one good database in your field of study and try a search database in your field of study and try a search in it.in it.
Does the library subscribe to your favorite Does the library subscribe to your favorite journal, either in print or in a full text database? journal, either in print or in a full text database? Find out!Find out!
Central search…limit your search to resources in Central search…limit your search to resources in your discipline and try a search.your discipline and try a search.
Make an appointment to work with Kathy about Make an appointment to work with Kathy about adding customized library search options to adding customized library search options to WebCT or your web site! [email protected] or your web site! [email protected]
Questions?Questions?
These slides are online at:These slides are online at: http://http://www.slideshare.net/ksparling/slideshowswww.slideshare.net/ksparling/slideshows
[email protected]@ohlone.edu (510) 659-6164(510) 659-6164
