This document summarizes virtual library services available for students in the RODP Nursing Program. It provides information on how to access the RODP Virtual Library through the student course site, login credentials, available online databases, and how to request an embedded librarian. Several librarians provide positive comments on working with nursing faculty and students, noting they are heavy participants in the embedded librarian program and ask good questions. Contact information is provided for reference assistance and the RODP librarian.

1. Virtual Library Services for
RODP Nursing Program
http://vl.rodp.org

2. Library Access
• Inside student course
• Access to instructor’s library & RODP Virtual
Library
• Log in course
• Click on RODP Virtual Library link at left

3. Login Info within course only

4. CONTENT
RODP
databases by
subject page

5. Online Databases
• CINAHL
• Health & Wellness Resource Center
• Health Reference Center Academic
• Health Source Nursing Academic
• Nursing & Allied Health Comprehensive
• PsycArticle
• Oxford Reference Online Premium
• EBSCO full text eBooks
• Content @ instructor’s campus library

6. Embedded Librarian
• Request a Librarian:
http://vl.rodp.org/Web_Class_Librarian.htm
The "Librarian" role enables participation in email,
discussion groups, content development, but does not
enable access to student grades or quizzes.

7. Librarian Comment
• My experience has been that the nursing
professors are heavy participants in the
embedded program.
Sharon Parente

8. Librarian comment
I have a very positive view of the nursing RODP
program and the students enrolled in the
classes. Both the nursing instructors and the
nursing students are great to work with and
always appreciative of the help I give them.
They ask very good questions and I always
look forward to working with them.
Karen Dearing

9. Librarian Comment
• When I am asked to be embedded in a course,
I first follow up with the instructor to find out
what they want my role to be. In most
instances, I have been with the instructors in
the courses before, so they want me to do
pretty much the same thing each semester:
Christina Chester-Fangman - APSU

10. Librarian Comment
• One of the first things that students ask me about
is how to get to our library’s databases. Often
they have trouble with using the RODP username
and password. I am delighted that this semester I
have been able to bypass the username
/password problems because of our purchase of
ezproxy. The nursing databases are now found in
the content section of D2L under the “writing
papers” heading. Now students can go to the
databases directly.
Barbara Vandooser - TSU

11. Course Design Librarian
• Request a Librarian to assist with your course
design
• Able to assist with creating links inside your
course, where relevant to content or assignment:
Library
Subject Guides
Databases
Articles, ebooks, images, streaming video,
streaming audio

12. Library Links
• Links inside of D2L will auto-authenticate
• No prompting for password information
• Proxy URL precedes database link:
CINAHL Plus w fulltext
https://ezproxy.pstcc.edu:3443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx
?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=rzh

13. Library Services
• Reference Assistance:
http://vl.rodp.org/help.htm
• InterLibrary Loan
http://vl.rodp.org/RODP_ILL.htm
• Library Card from home campus to nearest
TBR or UT Library
http://vl.rodp.org/TBRUT_BORROWERS_CARDS-RODP_Virtual_Library.htm

14. Ask Librarian
• Questions asked of the RODP Librarian
• Faculty Requests for Embedded Librarians

15. Summary
Some data
Google Analytics
Statcounter
Weekly Stats Report: 7 Nov - 13 Nov 2011
Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Total Avg
Pageloads 346 250 336 257 358 314 518 2,379 340
Unique
192 141 184 146 162 132 186 1,143 163
Visits
First Time
130 82 118 86 100 68 110 694 99
Visits
Returning
62 59 66 60 62 64 76 449 64
Visits

16. Best Practices
• We may be inventing them?
• Are they really that different compared to analog
world?
• Student / Faculty / Librarians surveys
• TBR / RODP Summer Academy – sharing
experiences & trying out new things
It’s all about student learning…

17. Questions, Observations?
Contact RODP Librarian
Peter Nerzak
865-694-6517
librarian@tbr.edu