Ranti Junus - Michigan State University Libraries ANGEL Global Resource Libraries (GRL) VuDAT Breakfast Series: Coming Attractions in ANGEL 6.0 April 10, 2004

Ranti Junus - Michigan State University Libraries Overview What is Global Resource Library (GRL) How is GRL related to courses in ANGEL How does GRL work – the big picture MSU Libraries and GRL

Ranti Junus - Michigan State University Libraries What is Global Resource Library (GRL) Content repositories All types of content Centrally managed Searchable and browsable Shareable and reusable Especially useful for courses with many sections

Ranti Junus - Michigan State University Libraries How GRL is related to Courses in ANGEL GRL content is not created inside a course Content Sharing Multiple courses or course sections can access the same resources Content Reusing Resources will stay in GRL for future use

Ranti Junus - Michigan State University Libraries The Big Picture - before Multiple courses shared multiple common resources – resources have to be created for each of the courses Course ACourse BCourse C Common Resource 1 Common Resource 1 Common Resource 1 Common Resource 2 Common Resource 2 Common Resource 2

Ranti Junus - Michigan State University Libraries The Big Picture - before Same resources have to be created/replicated for each course Updating the content of the resource means you have to go to each of the course and do the editing Sometimes ends up in inconsistency

Ranti Junus - Michigan State University Libraries The Big Picture - after Multiple courses share multiple common resources Course ACourse BCourse C Common Resource 1 Common Resource 2

Ranti Junus - Michigan State University Libraries The Big Picture - after Create common/master resource in GRL Each course add new content by linking to the master resource Updating/editing can be done simply in the master resource The changes will be automatically reflected in each of the courses

Ranti Junus - Michigan State University Libraries Common Resource Examples Access to subscribed electronic journals/journal articles Newspaper articles Users Guide/Help Documentation Basically, anything that is shared among several courses or course sections

Ranti Junus - Michigan State University Libraries MSU Libraries and GRL Discipline specific Subject and Research Guides Research Guides for a specific course or topic Library Instructions (How Tos) Course Electronic Reserve (E-Reserve) Copyrighted materials that are made available for a specific class in a given semester

Ranti Junus - Michigan State University Libraries Where are we now Still in the early stages. We still need to define the organization/information structure Start building the content based on the information already on Libraries web site We need brave souls to experiment with GRL for their course especially with the course e-reserve!

Ranti Junus - Michigan State University Libraries Demo Examples (angel.msu.edu)

Ranti Junus - Michigan State University Libraries Where to Get More Information ANGEL Help Guide ANGEL Tips and Techniques Contact LCTTP for training sessions Contact LDLS for support issues