King IT Day, Session 14 11:00 – 11:45 am Jane Foo | Mark Rubinstein | Jennifer Peters-Lise Integrating Course Readings Into Blackboard

In This Session You Will… Learn the basics of online course readings and why it is useful. (Jane) See a demonstration of how online course readings are used in an actual course. (Mark) Learn how to create stable links to required and recommended readings found online or through the library and how to integrate them into your Blackboard course pages. (Jenn)

What Qualifies as Online Course Readings? Articles from journals, magazines, newspapers Definitions Business information Biographies Statistics Reports Newsletters, trade publications Selective book chapters Selective images & graphics

Why Should I Care? Online Readings: Save Money Save Time Save Headaches Reduce confusion Reduce redundant work Provide High-Quality Content How: By enabling access anytime & anywhere By allowing direct access (click-and-go) By providing access JIT as the course progresses. By keeping material in pristine condition

A Few Ideas… Online course pack Literature reviews / topic awareness Supplemental reading list Student-driven reading suggestions Top Ten Journals / Books Week-by-week versus subject readings Quick Reference Tools

Keep in Mind the Following Are most of my readings available online (e.g. from websites, from article databases, e- books)? Are most of my readings non-book materials, such as journal, magazine or newspaper articles? Were most of my readings published after 1998? If necessary, am I willing to modify my reading list to incorporate online readings?

Online Course Readings - Deconstructed Find your readings online 2.0 Create persistent links 3.0 Add persistent links to the content system 4.0 Link persistent links in the content system Search Databases, AZ Title Search, Google etc. Make the URLs stable and remotely accessible. Create the folder(s) that contain the readings. Load the readings into your online course. More

What to do, How to it and When? Online course readings? Moving all online course readings into the new semester. The Library offers support for the entire spectrum … just tell us what you want to do, and we will help you get there and show you exactly how to do it in the process. This is about empowering teaching.

Ongoing Library Support Before: PD training (in-class and online) Step-by-step instruction manuals During: 1-on-1 working sessions during development Referral to appropriate college resources and expertise Review and testing of online course readings After: In-class workshop introducing students to remote access Student troubleshooting and support ( , phone or IM) Ongoing maintenance support updates about new online resources and library technologies.

Find Your Readings Online Library Databases Indexed Published Easy to search and browse Contents are copyright cleared for educational purposes Covers more than just periodical articles: reference books, ebooks, images, factual information, canned searches*, cross- references Articles From the Web Hit or Miss Copyright not always clear Good for “unpublished” types of information or current events information Use “Phrase searching” Links may not be stable: –Dynamic (session- specific) –Authentication (paid content) –Link lifespan (dead links) Back

What is a Persistent Link? A permanent URL to a particular article within an electronic resource, like ProQuest, that can be saved and used for future reference. The link is not bound by session, subscriber account or personal ID and therefore, does not time out. How Do I Create Persistent Links? Each vendor has a different way of providing Persistent Links. The general steps are: 1.Check to see if the vendor supports persistent links. 2.Go to the full-text or citation level of the article 3.Find the Link: “Permanent Link”, “Article Link”, “DOI”, Additional functionality for creating links for future use (e.g., create a resource pages, links, citation export) 4.Prefix with the library proxy server address to enable remote access. Back

What is Remote Access? The ability to access research databases and other electronic information sources from outside Seneca College. Access to many of the electronic resources provided by the Seneca Learning Commons is bound by strict licensing agreements. (a lso called: Off-Campus Access) To make a link remotely accessible: –Check your persistent link. –If the link does not start with the link will not work away from the campus. –Prefix your current URL with the following string: Back

Link from the Course: Tips Remember to test the online readings through your course (on- and off-campus) before making them available to your students. If there is a problem with your links, you (or library staff) can repair them in the Library section of the Content System - the changes will take immediate effect in your course. Remember to click the “Refresh” button. Sometimes BlackBoard saves how a page looks and has to be refreshed to update the contents. When you copy any readings into a new course section or semester, remember to change the permissions - they are not updated automatically. Back