Boston University Libraries 2007 New Faculty Orientation Welcome

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Digital Information Resources- the view from inside and from outside

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Digital Information Resources- the view from inside and from outside 

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Digital Information Resources- the view from inside and from outside  Gateway to all that BU has to offer

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Digital Information Resources- the view from inside and from outside  Gateway to all that BU has to offer Multiple links to selected rich resources requiring prior knowledge and context

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Digital Information Resources- the view from inside and from outside 

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Digital Information Resources- the view from inside and from outside  All-knowing blank search box

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Digital Information Resources- the view from inside and from outside  All-knowing blank search box Gateway to the uncertain and unknown

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Digital Information Resources- the view from inside and from outside  All-knowing blank search box Gateway to the uncertain and unknown Effective use requires prior knowledge and context

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Digital Information Resources- the view from inside and from outside Which do you want your students to rely upon?  Gateway to all that BU has to offer Multiple links to selected rich resources requiring prior knowledge and context  All-knowing blank search box Gateway to the uncertain and unknown Effective use requires prior knowledge and context

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Digital Information Resources- the view from inside and from outside What we are up against

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Digital Information Resources- the view from inside and from outside You can tell your students where to go

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Digital Information Resources- the view from inside and from outside You can tell your students where to go

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Digital Information Resources- the view from inside and from outside Why Grit? Because we’ve lost you! ”72% of scholars …confessed to using Google to find scholarly literature on the web.” “…in June 2005 Google would account for over 56% of referrals to research articles in HighWire journals, while PubMed Central, a renowned life sciences repository, would account for less than 9%“ "Journals in the time of Google: while the struggle over open access plays out, librarians, vendors, and publishers continue to trade within a market dominated by all things electronic,” Lee C. Van Orsdel and Born Kathleen Library Journal, April 15, 2006

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Digital Information Resources- the view from inside and from outside A tenuous link “…digital library resources reside outside …the course management system.”  Educating the Net Generation

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Retain personal control over your own published scholarship in today’s information rich environment

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries The only web usability studies on campus

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries The library’s scholarly resources the two most prominent features

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Online scholarly resources

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Working from a citation in hand

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Provided you’re well connected

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Research Guides

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Reference Librarians Online, on the phone and in person

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Reference Librarians  We CAN point students to the best two or three online databases and teach students how best to use them  Send your student to us

New Faculty Orientation August 27, 2007 Boston University Libraries Reference Librarians Meet one-on-one with a librarian Identify and recommend online research tools for your students Bring a librarian to class

Boston University Libraries 2007 New Faculty Orientation Thanks for your time Thomas J. Casserly Head of Reference & Instructional Services Mugar Memorial Library August 27, 2007