1. 1 How to Make 19 Academic Libraries Work as One MERLOT International Conference Nashville, TN July 25-28, 2005 Tennessee Board of Regents Virtual Library URL: http://vl.rodp.org / http://vl.rodp.org /

2. 2 About the RODP Virtual Library  A TBR Libraries Cooperative offering library support for Tennessee Board of Regents online degree program (RODP) students and faculty  6 universities and 13 community colleges  Task force of library deans and directors in 2001  Mission: Provide online services equivalent to services provided at traditional campus libraries.

3. 3 Library Services Provided  Reference  RODP Reference Librarian  TBR University & College Reference  Circulation  Universal borrowers cards  Document delivery  Instruction  Information literacy online tutorials for students  Faculty information page  Resources  Online databases and other electronic resources Gateway to these services: http://vl.rodp.org/http://vl.rodp.org

4. 4 Online Resources  TBR Catalogs TBR Catalogs  Databases Databases  Tennessee Electronic Library  RODP-purchased resources: CINAHL, Oxford OED, Oxford Reference Premium, Wilson OmniFile, Classical Music Library at select institutions  Instructor’s college or university online databases and other resources

5. 5 Access to Online Resources  Via proxy server in all TBR libraries  Over 300 databases, e-books and e- reference resources  Within each course a username and password is provided for student access to the resources of the instructor’s college library

6. 6 WebCT Student Pages

7. 7 Expanded Academic ASAP Sessions 04 – 05 4,52428% 03 – 04 3,516 Searches 04 – 05 15,79626% 03 – 04 12,464 Retrievals 04 – 05 15,817 34% 03 – 04 11,790 TEL Database Usage 2003-2005

8. 8 Survey Results 2005 RODP VL organized logically RODP Virtual Library Useful

9. 9 What’s Ahead? Deal with Complexity Coordinating 19 libraries Passwords collection & distribution Database Acquisition –RODP sponsored resources –Coordination amongst 19 Libraries Update “How To” Tutorials Survey Recommendations Faculty Awareness Update library link Faculty page Encourage students to use RODP VL before Web or Google

10. 10 Contact Information Questions? Comments? We welcome your feedback. Rick Bower (rbower@pstcc.edu)rbower@pstcc.edu Reference Librarian Pellissippi State Technical Community College Peter Nerzak (pnerzak@pstcc.edu)pnerzak@pstcc.edu Library Director Pellissippi State Techincal Community College