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Web Mashups
Freshman Instruction
meet
Lessons Learned and Plans for the Future
Lisa Campbell and Brett Spencer The University of Alabama2010 MSU Emerging Technologies Summit
“The information was extremely helpful. The questions I asked were immediately answered.”
“This website was a great help. The databases and searches went straight toinformation that I needed.”
Student Feedback
“I have just looked at the portals for English 102 and 103. I have one word: FABULOUS ! ! !”
“This is FANTASTIC! Thank you so much for all your hard work.”
Faculty Feedback
Before
After
Changes for Fall 2010
We tried to select technologies
based on utility and function.
(Student feedback from a Google form)
Function Tools Select Examples
Access • APIs, embedded scripts• Vendor/database widgets• Google (Books, Scholar, etc.)
http://libguides.ufv.ca/SearchBoxWidgets
Discovery • RSS Feeds/Alerts• Social Bookmarks• Other current awareness tools
Yahoo Pipes, feed aggregators, some Wolphram Alpha widgets
Assessment • Online survey tools• Data collection tools
Google Analytics, Google Docs SurveyMonkey, Zoomerang
Instruction • Tutorials• Streaming media• Embedded learning objects
Camtasia, Captivate, Prezi, Jing, PowerPoint, SlideShare, Tegrity, YouTube, Vimeo
Assistance • Synchronous communication• FAQs and self service
Chat widgets, vended virtual reference applications
Engagement • Social Networks• Sharing/interaction tools
Tags, user-submitted links, comments, wikis, Facebook buttonshttp://www.addtoany.com/
Works Cited
1. Smith, Jared. “Accessibility of Next Generation Web Applications.” EASI Webcast for WebAIM.org. June 19, 2008.
2. Pashkova-Balkenhol, Tatiana. “Research guides design: librarian or user-driven?.” A Reference Renaissance 2010: Inventing the Future. Denver, CO. August 9-10, 2010.
3. Absher, Linda, Lim, Adriene, and Kerry Wu. “Library Mashups for the Virtual Campus: Using Web 2.0 Tools to Create a New Current Awareness Service.” ACRL Thirteenth National Conference. Baltimore, MD. March 29-April 1, 2007.
Further Reading/Inspiration
Websites• http://www.programmableweb.com/• http://mashable.com/• http://www.widgetbox.com/• http://www.alatechsource.org/
Readings• Clark, Ruth C. Developing Technical Training: A Structured Approach for Developing Classroom and
Computer-Based Instructional Materials. San Francisco: Pfeiffer/Wiley, 2008.
• http://lists.ala.org/wws/arc/ili-l (some good threads related to LibGuides, tutorials, and online instructional materials)
• Kraemer, E.W, S.V Lombardo, and F.J Lepkowski. "The Librarian, the Machine, or a Little of Both: a Comparative Study of Three Information Literacy Pedagogies at Oakland University." College and Research Libraries. 68.4 (2007): 330-342.
• Mairn, Chad. "Enhancing Learning While Creating a Library Presence in Course Management Systems." Journal of Web Librarianship. 4.1 (2010): 55-61.
• Habib, M. 2006. Toward Academic Library 2.0: Development and Application of a Library 2.0 Methodology. Unpublished Masters Dissertation. School of Information and Library Science of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Available at: http://etd.ils.unc.edu/dspace/bitstream/1901/356/1/michaelhabib.pdf