4. Defining the Subject Guide
A set of resources
designed to help
patrons fully research
and explore a topic
Before the web, print
resources dominated a
pathfinder
Pathfinders are now
dynamic and organic
5. Do you create subject
Group Poll
guides for your library?
6. part 1 context: part 2 elements part 3:
shifts in the and process: threads to
information tools and weave together
landscape and strategies for the fabric of
what counts as cultivating the contemporary
authority; 21st century subject guides
implications of research guide
these shifts for
networked
learners
7. part 1: a shifting information landscape and
concepts of authority and implications for
networked learners
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10. determining authority is now muddier
cc licensed flickr photo by harold.lloyd (won't somebody think of the bokeh?):
http://flickr.com/photos/safetylast/4068790874/
14. “we're on the cusp of profound changes in
the scholarly process”
~laura cohen~
15. “We can no longer be content to train
students to understand the difference
between peer-reviewed journals and popular
magazines, to appreciate the value of books,
newspapers and reference sources, and to
understand how to evaluate garden variety
web sites.”
Laura B. Cohen, Web Support Librarian, University at Albany, SUNY
Source: http://liblogs.albany.edu/library20/
17. “The practice of scholarship in which the use
of social tools is an integral part of the
research and publishing process. Social
scholars may blog, share bookmarks, data
and other resources, participate in social
networks, make their works-in-progress
available for review, and deposit their
publications in open access repositories.”
Laura B. Cohen, Web Support Librarian, University at Albany, SUNY
Greenhow, C. (2009). Social Scholarship: APPLYING SOCIAL NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES TO RESEARCH PRACTICES. Knowledge Quest, 37(4), 42-47.
Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
Source: http://digitalscholarship.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/social-scholarship-in-the-humanities/
18. Do you incorporate social media
Group Poll
networks and information streams
into your research guides?
Have you observed your patrons
(students, instructors, adults)
utilizing any of these resources in
their research?
19. blogs tweets videos
podcasts wikis web forums
social citation/ social
curation
bibliography bookmarking
images and
rss mobile apps
graphics
20. CC image via http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2011/09/16/social-media-is-everywhere-but-is-print-still-
valuable/
21. “embrace the potentials and
challenges of this [participatory]
emerging culture not as a replacement
for existing print practices but as an
expansion of them”
~henry jenkins~
Source: http://henryjenkins.org/2010/02/learning_in_a_participatory_cu.html
22. CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/dullhunk/202872717/sizes/l/in/photostream/
23. a focus on knowing how and
when a particular
information source
is the right fit
for an information seeking
task
24. Credibility Changes With…
• Source cues
• Point of view
• Information seeking task/needs
• Timeliness
• Credentials of author(s)
• Transparency of peer review
Source: Debbie Abilock,
http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/6assess/digital_authority.pdf
25. how do we help
learners negotiate
this friction
between
traditional
and
new media?
Joyce Valenza
26. what do students need for the
journey of
learning and
information fluency?
27. what navigation tools can librarians provide through subject
guides to help students find their way in a vast sea of
diverse information sources?
28. carefully constructed
subject guides can
help learners access
quality information
more
efficiently
29. subject guides
also scaffold
learners’ efforts to
construct personal
learning networks
and environments
for organizing,
managing, and
publishing
information and
original content
32. AASL Standards for 21st Century Learners
1.2.2 Demonstrate confidence and self-direction by
making independent choices in the selection of
resources and information.
3.1 Participate and collaborate as members of a social
and intellectual network of learners.
3.1.4 Use technology and other information tools to
organize and display knowledge and understanding in
ways that others can view, use, and assess.
4.1.6 Organize personal knowledge in a way that can be
called upon easily.
4.1.7 Use social networks and information tools to
gather and share information.
33. subject guides can also help cultivate network
and attention literacy while modeling
information dashboards organization
strategies/possibilities for learners
35. subject guides can be a vital point of contact
for collaboration and cultivating partnerships
for learning
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36. Q&A
Q&A
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37. part 2: tools and strategies for cultivating the
21st century research guide
38. subject guide seeds
• learning objectives
• standards
• learning activities
• learner needs
• forms of
assessment
39. Step 1: Communicate and
Collaborate
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40. Step 2: Begin the design process and
selection of resources
41. consider the full spectrum of
resources
• databases • audio based resources
• web-based resources • human resources
• print books • tutorials (video or
• digital books written)
• rss feeds • standards for learning
• instructional • student work samples
materials • interviews or feedback
• assessment tools from teachers, students
42. Step 3: Make adjustments if needed during the
implementation of the project
44. Step 5: Help Patrons Learn How To Construct
Their Own Subject Guides
(strategies for librarians as well as students in part 3 today)
45. unpacking web
2.0 tools for
social
scholarship,
networked
learning, and
engagement
Image used under Creative Common License with permission from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/talekinker/2393380504/
46. Two primary tools for creating
organic subject guide elements
RSS feeds
Embed code
47. RSS Feeds
rss=real simple
syndication, a
web feed or
stream format
designed to
deliver content
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130. Platforms/Tools for Housing Subject
Guides
• Library website created with traditional web
authoring platforms
• Subscription or open source subject guide
services
• Blogs
• Wikis
• Social Bookmarking Services
• Free Sources: Netvibes, Live Binders, Symbaloo,
Scoop.it
131. Points of Consideration When Choosing a
Subject Guide Platform
Cost: Free vs. Paid
Technical Support
Ease of Replicating Content
Types of Embed Code Supported
132. Points of Consideration When Choosing a
Subject Guide Platform
Ability for multiple users to manipulate
the guides and/or tools for creating the
guides
Is content sharable within a
community?
Does the platform generate a mobile
version or have an app?
Is the guide searchable?
133. Open Source Subject Guide Applications
Subjects Plus (open source)
Library a la Carte (open source)
LibData (open source)
180. conceptualize subject guides as a medium for
inviting and sustaining conversations for learning
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181. “No risk, no art. No art, no
reward.”
Seth Godin
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Seth Godin, September 2010 http://bit.ly/9Vkh1K