Virginia Tech Libraries Jennifer Nardine — July 15, 2014

Virginia Tech Libraries Jennifer Nardine -- July 15, 2014

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Virginia Tech Public Land Grant University Founded in 1972 “Land Grant” means land given by state for educational use with expectation that it would benefit the state Originally call Virginia Polytechnic Institute Male only Military institution Now about 35000 students, 2 campuses plus extension 3

VT Libraries 3 million items Subs to over 300 databases Microfilm, journals, scores, data sets Special collections – American Civil War, Appalachia, Food 4

Vet Med and Art & Arch 5

Newman Library 6 5 public floors & 1 for offices Sorted by US LC call # Divided into quiet and noisy Food/drink allowed; cafe WiFi throughout building Wireless printing Open 24/5 3 classrooms, 2 standard & 1 flipped

Strategic Plan 2013-18 Information commons design & implementation Programmatic partnerships across campus Learning lifecycle curriculum/curriculum mapping, new literacies review Develop strategy for supporting locally generated digital content 7 Peer rovers, advisory boards, class surveys, reference surveys, chat transcripts Develop online learning platform including web-based modules Support internationalization launch online platform for new and legacy materials, integrate with virtual community platforms, repository, Digital humanities, seed for eresearch collab, epublishing, event capture, virtual communities Collect and analyze learning and research needs of students & faculty Weeding, new furniture, new collaborators, Language lab, diversity council, close work with international center and LCI Support online learning by increasing eholdings, eapprovals, DDA Develop digital project space Create instructional design team

Org Chart Learning Division Learning Services 8

Learning Services Courses Online sources Internal/professional training 9

Courses Most are face-to-face FYE program Some “one shot” & some multiple session Online graduate class 5124 English, works with other course & required for all English students Stand-alone/optional for all other groups Engineering (Chemical, Computer, Civil, Mechanical) Business Sciences (Chemistry, Biology) 10

LibGuides New investment to compliment CMS Designing modules for courses and subject areas Librarian with subject expertise or who is teaching the class builds the guide based on template 11

Internal training 12 ILC – library Non-teacher training – library CIDER, NLS - university LEO – regional Research/publication/presentation at regional, national, international levels

Information Literacy ACRL New Standards Metaliteracy: ability to create and consume information in many formats, engagement with info ecosystem, greater self-direction, learning throughout and past school Based on 6 frames which define threshold concepts: 13 Scholarship is a conversation Research as inquiry Authority is contextual and constructed Format as a process Searching as exploration Information has value

Scholarship is a conversation: no one right answer, discursive practice Identify contribution a piece makes to disciplinary knowledge Summarize changes in perspective on a topic over time Contribute to conversation on proper level Predict that individual work doesn’t represent the only perspective Critically evaluate contributions Recognize entering middle of conversation, not a completed one Research as Inquiry: iterative and based on increasingly difficult ?s Research through the lens on inquiry (iteration) Give evidence of understanding that methods of research leading to new knowledge creation vary by need, circumstance and type of ? Formulate questions for research based on gaps in current info available Communicate effectively with collaborators, learn from different viewpoints Engage in self-directed learning with broader worldview thru global reach of technology Authority is Constructed and Contextual: depends on info origin, need, context of use 14 Determine how authoritative info is for given need Identify markers of authority and understand limits Understand that disciplines have acknowledged authorities/standards, which can still be challenged Authoritative info may be formal or informal, may include dynamic user-generated info Recognize that they themselves may be seen as authority, recognize inherent responsibility Evaluate user response, being aware of nature of different feedback mechanisms (tradition and social media platforms)

Format as process: characteristics of format during creation process Understand that format and method of access are different things Recognize that different creation processes result in distinct attributes (ISBN vs doi) Articulate purpose of various formats & their characteristics Identify which format best fits need Decide which format to use when sharing own creations (articles, blogs, etc) Transfer knowledge to new formats as environment evolves Searching as exploration: non-linear, iterative, broad range of sources, flexibility in choices Determine the scope of question or need Identify others that might produce info on a topic and how to access it Demonstrate importance of matching info need and search strategy to correct tools Recognize some tools may be searched with basic and advanced strategies, and why Are inclined to find citation management/sharing features (info mgt strategies) Information has value: time, original thought, resources used (value varies by viewer) cc 15 Give credit to original ideas of others through citation/attribution Recognize the meaning of intellectual property in the US Understand that IP is a social construct that varies by culture Articulate purpose/characteristics of copyright, open access and public domain Know how to find open source material Differentiate between new production and re-use/mix of open sources Manage online presence responsibly Decide where their info, as creator, should be published.

Translating this to action Online versus face-to-face versus blended Traditional vs Flipped classes Active learning 16

Thank you Jennifer T. Nardine, Assistant Professor Virginia Tech University Libraries [email protected] 17