Courseware Integration
at Innovative Libraries
Denyse Seaman, Baylor University
Jennifer Fritz, Dartmouth College
John Culshaw, University of Colorado at Boulder
Jonathan Jiras, Rochester Institute of Technology
Barbara Doll, Saint Francis University
Innovative Users Group Meeting
May, 2006 – Session H4
Denver, Colorado
Baylor University
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Courseware: Blackboard 7
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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
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Code available with no guarantees
or warranties
https://bearspace.baylor.edu/Group_Online_
Teaching/Blackboard/Building%20Blocks/
Library%20Reserves/libraryreservesv21.war
Other Integrations
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Audio Reserves To Go
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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
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Courseware: Blackboard
Solutions:
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Refpacks
Innovative’s courseware integration
product
The old way
Refpacks
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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
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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
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Catalog search module
Patron account module
CIB set-up
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Numeric IP address of your
Blackboard server.
Unique patron identifier
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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!
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First Looks: Integrating Blackboard
with Library Services
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Gail Bonath - Grinnell College
DeeAnn Allison -University of
Nebraska-Lincoln
Dinah Sanders - Innovative
Sakai
John Culshaw
University of Colorado at Boulder
Libraries
What is Sakai?
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“Community Source Software”
Collaboration and Learning
Environment
Course Management model
Also supports research collaboration
Who is Sakai?
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Core Schools (Michigan, Indiana,
MIT, Stanford)
Sakai Educational Partners Program
Sakai Commercial Affiliates
Sakai Partners + Innovative
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Carleton College
Dartmouth College
Northeastern University
Ohio State University
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Nebraska
and more…
What to do with Sakai?
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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
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Pilot in Fall 2005
Campus made decision to continue
to monitor Sakai progress but opted
to renew commitment to WebCT as
primary CMS
Sakaibrary
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Indiana and Michigan
18-month project to integrate
access to library licensed digital
content within Sakai
Sakai: What’s Next
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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
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Courseware: Desire2Learn
Solution – Library Resources Link Server
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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
Resources
Link Server
Desire2Learn
CMS
III ILS
Library
Website
Library
Resources
Link Server
Desire2Learn
CMS
III ILS
Library
Website
Library
Resources
Link Server
III Oracle
Interface
Desire2Learn
CMS
III ILS
Library
Website
Library
Resources
Link Server
Dynamically
Generated
Webpage
III Oracle
Interface
Desire2Learn
CMS
III ILS
Library
Website
Library
Resources
Link Server
III Oracle
Interface
Desire2Learn
CMS
III ILS
Dynamically
Generated
Webpage
Links to
Resources
Library
Website
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
Additional Tabs
Enhancements
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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/
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Flash video summary (6 minutes)
PDF handout
Screen shots
Live URLs
Sample code
Web accessible recorded presentations
Saint Francis University
Pasquerilla Library
WebCT – Courseware used at Saint Francis University
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.
Display of a Course to Saint Francis University Students
When requested
by instructors, a
page is created
that is linked
from the course
page within
WebCT.
The Library Page
specifically created for use in WebCT courses
What’s on the page?
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Link to Library web OPAC
Link to course reserves for the course
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http://library.francis.edu/search/rnurs%2003
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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
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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!!!