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- ItemOpen AccessActualizing the digital library with interactive student learning and engagement projects(2021-12-09) Murphy, James E; Stoeckle, Marc; Alisauskas, AlexandraUniversity of Calgary Libraries has had success developing interactive library tools, including virtual 360 tours, virtual orientations, structured tours for English language learners, music collection showcases, and more. Many of these have been built using the ThingLink platform which the presenters have been using over the past 2 years to 'actualize' the digital in the Taylor Family Digital Library, the University's main library location. This eLearning showcase will highlight how the presenters have used this affordable tool, adapted it for a variety of library use cases, and how the digital creations have engaged with students, staff and faculty.
- ItemOpen AccessBridging the gap between sustainability and impact: The relationship between librarian involvement and the efficacy of information literacy instruction(2021-10-29) Murphy, James E; Lenart, Bartlomiej; Stoeckle, MarcThis study was undertaken in an effort to understand what is needed to build lasting bridges between teaching faculty and librarian information literacy (IL) instruction. This study took advantage of a unique opportunity to compare IL instructional efficacy between librarian and non-librarian instructors teaching exactly the same content in a full-term course; it utilizes text analysis of student assignments to measure and evaluate IL skill development across four levels of librarian involvement (one-shot instruction, two levels of embeddedness, and librarian as instructor-of-record) in IL instruction within an undergraduate university course. The results are somewhat surprising, but nevertheless highly suggestive of the argument that the benefit to student IL skills is not related to amount of librarian instruction, but rather to the level of instructor buy-in with regard to library services and the importance of IL skills. We argue that the most impactful librarian involvement is as an information literacy consultant rather than a full-time embedded librarian (which is somewhat surprising given the literature on the efficacy of embeddedness). The study results have salient implications on academic librarian instructional practices and collaborations on course content with faculty members.
- ItemOpen AccessExpanding digital academic library & archive services in response to COVID-19(2020-12-03) Murphy, James E.; Stoeckle, Marc; Lewis, Carla J.; McKillop, ChristenaDespite the uncertain challenges facing libraries of all types during the COVID-19 pandemic, new best practices and innovative ways of approaching services have emerged. Including the opening of the Taylor Family Digital Library in 2011, the University of Calgary has been contributing towards the ongoing development of the digital academic library. The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a rapid leveraging of digital skills, platforms, expertise, and models of service delivery to continue providing exceptional and transformative experiences for the University of Calgary community. Initiatives discussed in this article include online work teams, virtual 360 tours, online library chat, digital collections agreements and remote service for archives and special collections.