9. End Result: A LibGuide page on the
library website that organizes
reference materials by subject
10. Virtual Reference Shelf Overview
• Generate Title Lists from ORO and GVRL
• Train Student Workers on LibGuides
• Write “blurbs” for each book
• Student Workers produce alphabetical listing
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• Make list of titles by subject
• Student Workers add book links and pictures for each subject
U p k e e p
• Student workers test links periodically
• Subscribe to ORO blog for updates on new titles
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“E-Reference books are far from being as visible as their print ancestors.”
E-Reference Literature: Design Issues
Rolfe 2011
Ramaswamy 2008
“Creating and updating [E-Reference Lists] would be
cumbersome, inefficient, and time-intensive.”
Is there room for electronic models to coexist in an
already saturated market or is standardization
inevitable?
Roncevic 2006
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E-Reference Literature: User Experience
“Only skilled searchers had the ability to find them.”
Ramaswamy 2008
“[E-Reference is] immune to serendipity.”
“The widespread availability of general (if not always high-quality)
information on the web has marginalized print reference.”
Rolfe 2011
Detmerig & Sproles 2012
“A department-wide rethinking of the collection transformed it into a
usable, pertinent resource, rather than a sacred cow.”
Detmerig & Sproles 2012
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13. Information Literacy Instruction
With the VRS
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A C R L I n f o r m a t i o n
L i t e r a c y S t a n d a r d s
Standard 1: Explore
The student determines what information is needed and why.
Standard 2: Locate
The student effectively locates useful resources.
Standard 3: Evaluate
The student evaluates information critically and
incorporates new information into his/her knowledge base.
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14. Information Literacy Instruction
With the VRS
G o o g l e m o n s t e r S h o w d o w n
• Communication Studies 101
• Four Teams: Google, Google Scholar, Wikipedia, Virtual Reference Shelf
• Why is your resource the best place to do research?
• Logos, Ethos, Pathos
• Share an example
IL Standard 3: Evaluate
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15. Information Literacy Instruction
With the VRS
C o n c e p t M a p s
• English Composition
• Make a concept map
• Use VRS to “define”
• Search databases
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IL Standard 2: Locate
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16. Information Literacy Instruction
With the VRS
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W i k i l i c i o u s
• English Composition
• Develop 4-5 criteria for evaluating websites
• Use them to evaluate a website and a reference book
Team Blueberry
Team Grasshopper
IL Standards 1 & 3: Locate, Evaluate
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22. Future Direcions
• Adding 600+ titles from Credo Reference
• Teaching the VRS in upper level classes
• Specialized VRS for different disciplines
• Faculty Outreach
• More marketing
• Programs in residence halls
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23. Questions and Comments
Lauren Wallis
Reference and Instruction Librarian
Unversity of Montevallo
lwallis@montevallo.edu
@LaurenMWallis
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