Creating Subject Guides for the 21st Century Library by Buffy Hamilton September 2011

Creating Subject Guides for the 21st-Century Library presented by Buffy J. HamiltonALA TechSourceSeptember 20, 2011

What is your library environment? Group Poll

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

Do you create subject guides for your library? Group Poll

part 1: a shifting information landscape and concepts of authority and implications for networked learners

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what is authority?who decides what counts as authority? who are the experts?

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/

information sources are more diverse

today’s web is more participatory

knowing which information sources to trust, when to trust, and why to trust is increasingly complex

“we're on the cusp of profound changes in the scholarly process” ~laura cohen~

“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/

“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/

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“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

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a focus on knowing how and when a particularinformation source is the right fitfor an information seeking task

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

how do we help learners negotiate this friction between traditional and new media? Joyce Valenza

what do students need for the journey oflearning and information fluency?

what navigation tools can librarians provide through subject guides to help students find their way in a vast sea of diverse information sources?

carefully constructedsubject guidescan help learners access quality information more efficiently

subject guides also scaffold learners’ efforts to construct personal learning networks and environments for organizing, managing, and publishing information and original content

http://teachweb2.blogspot.com/2010/01/personal-learning-environments-student.html

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.

subject guides can also help cultivate network and attention literacy while modeling information dashboards organization strategies/possibilities for learners

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subject guides can be a vital point of contact for collaboration and cultivating partnerships for learning CC image via http://goo.gl/C7zHC

Q&A Q&A CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/318947873/sizes/l/in/photostream/

part 2: tools and strategies for cultivating the 21st century research guide

subject guide seeds learning objectives standards learning activities learner needs forms of assessment

cc licensed photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandoncripps/3156373103/sizes/o/ Step 1: Communicate and Collaborate

Step 2: Begin the design process and selection of resources

consider the full spectrum of resources databases web-based resources print books digital books rss feeds instructional materials assessment tools audio based resources human resources tutorials (video or written) standards for learning student work samples interviews or feedback from teachers, students

Step 3: Make adjustments if needed during the implementation of the project

Step 4: Reflection and action for future directions (praxis)

Step 5: Help Patrons Learn How To Construct Their Own Subject Guides (strategies for librarians as well as students in part 3 today)

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/

Two primary tools for creating organic subject guide elements RSS feeds Embed code

RSS Feeds rss=real simple syndication, a web feed or stream format designed to deliver content CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/dullhunk/3541653049/sizes/o/

RSS Feeds Databases News sources Blogs Websites Online journals/magazine publications Photo streams Forums, Social Networks

RSS Feeds Most websites and online publications now provide a menu of specific RSS feeds for free

podcasts http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=290783428

social bookmarking Source: http://twitter.com/#!/LIS_learns/status/115491285565054976

Flickr/Images as Primary Sources

Twitter Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevegarfield/3616155715/sizes/o

potpourri CC Image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/anna_debenham/4428704459/sizes/l/

Connect to library social spaces for learning

Q&A Q&A CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/drachmann/327122302/sizes/l/in/photostream/

part 3: threads to weave together the fabric of contemporary subject guides

What platform/tool do you use to create your subject guides for your library? Group Poll

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

Points of Consideration When Choosing a Subject Guide Platform Cost: Free vs. Paid Technical Support Ease of Replicating Content Types of Embed Code Supported

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?

Open Source Subject Guide Applications Subjects Plus (open source) Library a la Carte (open source) LibData (open source)

conceptualize subject guides as a medium for inviting and sustaining conversations for learning CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcwathieu/2979581445/sizes/l/

“No risk, no art. No art, no reward.” Seth Godin CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/pure9/2606460947/sizes/o/ Seth Godin, September 2010 http://bit.ly/9Vkh1K

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contact information buffy.hamilton@gmail.com http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com http://theunquietlibrarian.wikispaces.com @buffyjhamilton (Twitter)

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