Presentation at HICE, January 4, 2016

1. Creating Course Reading
Lists Made Easy
Arlene Salazar
Research, Instruction & Outreach Librarian
Lisa Ancelet
Head, Research, Instruction & Outreach Librarian

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EBSCOhost’s Curriculum Builder
• An LTI Tool Provider and is compatible with any learning
management system that is LTI-compliant.
• It allows you to easily integrate external tools into compliant
learning management systems (LMS).
• Moodle, Blackboard, Canvas, Desire2Learn, and Sakai (TRACS)
https://www.ebscohost.com/discovery/customization/curriculum-builder

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• Consisted of the following components:
• Implementation & Training
• Marketing
• Assessment
Required librarians partnering with our
Instructional Technologies Support (ITS) staff and
Ebsco’s Curriculum Builder developer, Eric
Pilot Project

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Faculty Focus Group
• Faculty feedback gathered was shared with Ebsco and
included:
o Ability to Edit a created folder’s title
o Ability to reorganize folder order
o Ability to create Headings within the reading list.
o Ability to see whether or not a student has read an
article
o Button added for faculty to be able to add to reading
list from the discovery search box on the library
homepage rather than logging in to Sakai, i.e.,
“Import from EBSCO folder”

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Why a Reading List tool?
• Ensures copyright compliance under Fair Use
o Factor 1: The Purpose and Character of the Use
 Scholarly articles don’t usually qualify as fair use because
instructors may be using the entire article and not just for
criticism. (also Fair Use Factor 3)
o Factor 2: The Nature of the Copyrighted Work
 Many articles contain analysis and not just factual
information.
o Factor 3: The Amount or Substantiality of the Portion Used
o Factor 4: The Effect of the Use on the Potential Market for or
Value of the Work
 Many journals have systems that allow universities to
purchase licenses easily and at a reasonable price, allowing
universities to purchase a license.
http://guides.library.txstate.edu/copyright

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Why a Reading List tool?
• Improved usage statistics of linked journal
article readings

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Before the Reading List tool…

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 Click Continue

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Click here once you’re done adding citations

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Reading List Workspace

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What Learning Management System does your campus use?
What was your overall impression of Curriculum Builder?
How long have you been using Curriculum Builder on your
campus?
What has been the adoption rate by faculty?
Who provides support and training to faculty using
Curriculum Builder?
How has your campus marketed Curriculum Builder to
faculty?
Are there any other comments you'd like to provide?
Our Survey Questions

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What Learning Management System does your
campus use?
Blackboard Canvas Desire2Learn Moodle Sakai Angel

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What was your overall impression of
Curriculum Builder?

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How long have you been using Curriculum
Builder on your campus?
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1.5
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
0 1 1.5 2 3

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What has been the adoption rate by
faculty?
 All respondents reported little to no use of the
tool despite their marketing efforts
Who provides support and training
to faculty using Curriculum Builder?
 Librarians; Information Technology; Distance
Education/Instructional Designers

19. How has your campus marketed Curriculum
Builder to faculty?
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 Posted on library website
 Libguides and handouts
 word of mouth
 Video tutorials
 Faculty professional development workshops
 Social media via Facebook and Twitter
 Target new faculty in welcome orientations
 Email to faculty from the library or subject librarians
 Campus news outlets
 Some departments forced faculty to adopt as part of a
change in our e-reserves services.
 Campus announcements
 demonstrations after faculty department meetings

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Texas State Faculty Survey
1. What was your overall impression of the Reading List
Builder?
2. Creating a reading list using Reading List Builder was:
Easy | Somewhat difficult | Difficult | Could not figure it
out
3. Did you have an experience with articles that were not
available in pdf or html format?
4. When searching for readings using a bibliography, did
you have any you could not find?
5. Did you assign textbook readings outside of the Reading
List?
6. If so, did you use the Reading List Builder to link to the
catalog record?
7. Were students successful in finding all of the readings?
8. What additional features and improvements would you
like to see included in Reading List Builder?
9. Do you think other faculty would use this in their classes?

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Summary
• The survey results reported by other libraries
mirrored our experience with the tool.
• New faculty are key.
• Changing faculty’s “this is how it’s always
been done” mindset crucial
• It will likely be years before we see a notable
adoption rate and faculty buy-in.
Presentation available at http://www.slideshare.net/avs0612