Assessing Integration of Library Services into Course Management

SystemsWhere we stand now

RUSA MERS Co-Chairs: Lily Todorinova, Rutgers University

Lindsay Johnston, University of Alberta

Overview

Introduction

Lily Todorinova, Undergraduate Experience Librarian, Rutgers University

Case Studies

Discussion

Q&A

LMS Integration“...LMS embedded librarianship is becoming the primary and most productive method for connecting with college and university students, who are increasingly mobile and

concerned with course materials and requirements delivered in the LMS.”

(Tumbleson & Burke, 2013)

Online Communityhttps://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cms-libraries

Beth WestTeaching and Online Learning Librarian

Linfield College

About Linfield College

Liberal arts college with three distinct campuses:

Traditional residential campus with 1600 FTE

Nursing campus with 350 FTE

Online programs with 550 FTE

Online programs taught through Blackboard,

CMS is not widely used in traditional classes

Nicholson Library in the CMS

Focus on online classes

Emphasis on individual, personal service

Link to LibGuide in shell course

Expansion of integrated information literacy course modules

On-going and Multi-Level Assessment

• Customized assessment for instructors depending on level of library involvement

• Collaboration with online instructors and continuing education administration is key

• Assessing student learning over the course of a program

• Piloting in RN to BSN Program

Lindsay JohnsonPublic Services Manager & Subject Librarian 

University of Alberta

About University of Alberta

39,000+ FTE

Canada's second largest Research Library, 3 campuses, 10 library facilities, 9 service desks

50,000 service desk interactions September-December 2014, 2900+ chat reference interactions

Fall 2013: 2200 unique courses in Moodle, 190 included a library block

Winter 2015: 598 courses include library block

Assessment – Use Studies

What to Include in the Block?

Library Block

2.0

General Survey Responses31% 68%

Small classes visited by librarian

General Survey Responses50%

95%

Small classes visited by librarian

Matt TorrenceSTEM Librarian

USF Tampa Library

About USF

The University of South Florida (USF) is an urban research institution with 48,000+ students and 2,000+ faculty

52 Subject Guides and 73 Course Guides automatically mapped (opt-out required) for all courses at USF

USF - What does it look like?

USF - What does it look like?

USF - Our Assessment PlansPlans to do in-depth evaluation of hits on LibGuides following integration into BlackBoard/Canvas

Already up over 8% based on early returns

Need to find better ways to get faculty to emphasize the guides and other library resources

Discussion

How many of you are actively involved with working in the CMS?

•Does your institution assess the role of the CMS and its impact on student learning?

•Do you have an Assessment Librarian at your institution? Is s/he involved in assessing the library’s

role in the CMS?

• Do you have access to data of the usage of the CMS by students (number of clicks to library links and

resources)? Was it easy/difficult to obtain this data?

• Is the role of the library in the CMS worth assessing?

• In what ways can it contribute to showing the effectiveness of the library?

• Have you studied or correlated the use of the CMS library resources to student performance, GPA, and/or retention?

Q&A

thank you!

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/mers2015