1. Librarian/Faculty Partnerships for Information Literacy in Online Instruction Connie Ury Patricia Wyatt Gary Ury Northwest Missouri State University

2. Traditional Venues of Library Instruction  Reference Desk  In-class Instruction

3. Broad Definition of Distance Education  “Characterized by the separation, in time or place, between instructor and student” (Boettcher qtd. in O’Hanlon, 2001)

4. Role of the Librarian in Online Education  Teach research process  Facilitate database access & use  Model effective search strategies  Demonstrate evaluation of information sources

5. The Challenge  Creating and providing instruction in a format that is convenient & accessible 24/7  Reaching students who have no need to enter the library

6. The Environment & Our Plan  50 % of faculty at Northwest use courseware  Northwest librarians contact faculty with classes that include a research component  interact with students online  provide online library instruction

7. Impact of Initiative  2500+ students use online tutorials for gen. ed. classes  Online Tutorials:  Freshman Seminar  Fundamentals of Oral Communication  English Composition  Using Computers

8. Impact of Initiative  3026+ students in upper level classes  37+ separate contacts  Links in class Web Sites or Online Interaction: Reading in Secondary School Computers, Society, & Social Values Methods in Ed. Research MIS Decision Support Systems Telecommunications Networks Social Studies in Elementary School Org. & Adm. of Fam. & Cons. Sci. Parties & Interest Groups Advanced Child Psychology Multiculturalism in Education

9. Types of Interaction  Directions for Using Specific Databases  Research Guides  Lists of Evaluated Web Sites  Links to Online Reference Services  E-Mail a Question  Online Research Consultations via E-Mail  Threaded Discussions —Using Computers

10. Demo Types of Interaction  Threaded discussion—Using Computers Fall 2002  Research strategies & database recommendations—MIS/DSS Fall 2002  Links to recommended Web sites— Multiculturalism—Spring 2003

11. Online vs. Traditional Library Instruction  Time lag in feedback  Students must plan ahead  Communication written  Students who refuse to participate  Labor intensive  Group work more difficult  Individual contact possible

12. How Online Library Instruction Impacts Quality of Student Research  Sources are of higher quality & larger variety  Less faculty time required forming search strategies  Stronger research support