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Incorporating Digital Library Resources into a
University Course Management System
Jacqueline Solis
Ellen M. Hampton
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Course Management Systems Originally created to facilitate distance education Now used to provide information about both on-
campus and distance ed. classes
Licensed systems (Blackboard/WebCT) Growing movement towards open-source CMS
(Moodle, Sakai, .LRN)
What can you do with a CMS?
Post syllabus, course readings, schedule, announcements
Groups, discussion board Quizzes, grade book Open-source models are developing
blogging, wiki software
CMS at UNC
UNC licenses Blackboard$60,000/year16 ITS employees support BlackboardOver 2500 courses in Blackboard2100 instructors and 650 TAs use Blackboard85% of students use Blackboard
Investigating move to open-source CMS
Perceived Problems
Licensed CMS included links to fee-based resources, or low-quality internet links, not library resources
Faculty breaking copyright law Students overwhelmed by library web
page, even after library instruction
The Project
Integrating relevant library resources with specific course’s Blackboard page
Connecting instruction with course assignments – a good model
Goals: Incorporate digital library resources into Blackboard Organize specific resources for students Help faculty with copyright issues
The Process: Template Creation
The Process: Class-specific
Meet with interested professors Read and discuss syllabus, readings and
assignments Select resources
Relevant subject headings Databases Internet resources Digital documents
Work with E-reserves
Results
Resources linked directly from main Blackboard page
Results
Resources linked directly from main Blackboard page
Links to copyright cleared articles located in the E-Reserves
Results
Resources linked directly from main Blackboard page
Links to copyright cleared articles located in the E-Reserves
Library instruction is subtly included
Results
Resources linked directly from main Blackboard page
Links to copyright cleared articles located in the E-Reserves
Library instruction is subtly included Digital library resources (from UNC and
elsewhere) linked directly
Questions? Comments?