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The Gateway to Information: The Gateway to Information:
Simplifying Access to Simplifying Access to Library ResourcesLibrary Resources
Fred RoeckerFred Roecker
Head InstructionHead InstructionThe Ohio State University LibrariesThe Ohio State University Libraries
[email protected]@osu.edu
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Today’s presentation
Ohio State University Ohio State University environmentenvironment
Library Instruction Program Library Instruction Program
Development of The GatewayDevelopment of The Gateway
FutureFuture
QuestionsQuestions
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Ohio State People
40,000 undergraduates40,000 undergraduates
10,000 graduates10,000 graduates
7,000 faculty/administrators7,000 faculty/administrators
70 faculty librarians70 faculty librarians
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Print and Online Resources
• 6 million print volumes6 million print volumes
• 30,000 periodical titles30,000 periodical titles
• 350+ online databases350+ online databases
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Ohio State LibrariesOhio State Libraries
23 library buildings on campus23 library buildings on campus
ArchitectureArchitecture ArchivesArchivesBusiness Business Biological Sciences and Biological Sciences and Cartoons Cartoons Pharmacy PharmacyFine Arts Fine Arts Food, Agriculture, andFood, Agriculture, andGeology Geology Environmental Sciences Environmental SciencesJournalism Journalism Health SciencesHealth SciencesMusic and Dance Music and Dance LawLawRare BooksRare Books Science and EngineeringScience and EngineeringTheater ResearchTheater Research Veterinary MedicineVeterinary Medicine
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Language CollectionsLanguage Collections
East Asian StudiesEast Asian Studies(Chinese, Japanese, Korean)(Chinese, Japanese, Korean)
Eastern European and SlavicEastern European and Slavic
Latin American, Spanish, & Latin American, Spanish, & PortuguesePortuguese
Middle East StudiesMiddle East Studies
Western LanguagesWestern Languages((French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, etc.)French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, etc.)
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Research Can Be Research Can Be ChallengingChallenging
Many possible starting pointsMany possible starting points
Difficult to identify and locate Difficult to identify and locate relevant toolsrelevant tools
Time-consumingTime-consuming
Not sure where to get HelpNot sure where to get Help
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Information in Many Information in Many FormatsFormats
Print (books, journals, newspapers)Print (books, journals, newspapers)
Online (database, e-journals, e-text)Online (database, e-journals, e-text)
Web site (HTML format) Web site (HTML format)
VeryVery confusing to students confusing to students
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Help - Library Instruction Help - Library Instruction OfficeOffice
Each year over 24,000 students Each year over 24,000 students participate in:participate in:
In-Class instructionIn-Class instruction WorkshopsWorkshops Library ToursLibrary Tours Online coursesOnline courses
At least 26,000 receive At least 26,000 receive no formal no formal instructioninstruction
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Help - Libraries’ Web SiteHelp - Libraries’ Web Site
Does not help students understand where to find the best
resources
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Research Strategy Research Strategy DiagramDiagram
BackgroundInformation
BackgroundInformation
ArticlesArticles BooksBooks
Words Words
Quick Facts &
Statistics
Quick Facts &
StatisticsPeoplePeople Opinions
& Reviews
Opinions & Reviews
Further Research
Further Research
Students Students should find should find informatioinformation from n from each each areaarea
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Creating The Gateway to Creating The Gateway to InfoInfo
Goals:Goals:
1. 1. Help students identify, locate, Help students identify, locate, evaluate, and search important evaluate, and search important print, online, and Web resources on print, online, and Web resources on their topics following a search their topics following a search strategystrategy
2.2. Help students become successful, Help students become successful, independent information usersindependent information users
[without help from librarian][without help from librarian]
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Began in 1989Began in 1989
Funded by grants ($500,000 US)Funded by grants ($500,000 US)
Programmed in Macintosh Programmed in Macintosh HyperCardHyperCard
Common search interface for:Common search interface for: online catalogonline catalog CD-ROMsCD-ROMs
Helped users evaluate resourcesHelped users evaluate resources
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The Gateway todayThe Gateway today
Database of 1,000 titles resourcesDatabase of 1,000 titles resources
66 subjects66 subjects
Selected by librariansSelected by librarians
Follows a search strategyFollows a search strategy
Abstracts describe contentsAbstracts describe contents
Linked to online access or catalog Linked to online access or catalog recordrecord
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Follows the Search Strategy Follows the Search Strategy
1.1. Background InformationBackground Information
2.2. Words and DefinitionsWords and Definitions
3.3. Articles Articles
4.4. BooksBooks
5.5. Quick Facts and StatisticsQuick Facts and Statistics
6.6. PeoplePeople
7.7. Organizations and DirectoriesOrganizations and Directories
8.8. Reviews and OpinionsReviews and Opinions
9.9. Libraries and Reference HelpLibraries and Reference Help
10.10. Other Web SitesOther Web Sites
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Demo of The Gateway Demo of The Gateway
[Link to The Gateway][Link to The Gateway]
library.osu.edu/sites/thegateway
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[Find articles]
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[Find books]
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The Gateway DatabaseThe Gateway Database
Uses free softwareUses free software PirateSource (East Carolina University)PirateSource (East Carolina University)
web.lib.ecu.edu/piratesource/web.lib.ecu.edu/piratesource/
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The Gateway DatabaseThe Gateway Database
Over 1,000 resourcesOver 1,000 resources Other titles easy to add or updateOther titles easy to add or update
Uses free softwareUses free software PirateSource (East Carolina University)PirateSource (East Carolina University)
Create a new title
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The Gateway DatabaseThe Gateway Database
Over 1,000 resourcesOver 1,000 resources Other titles easy to add or updateOther titles easy to add or update
Uses free softwareUses free software PirateSource (East Carolina University)PirateSource (East Carolina University)
Create a new title
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Link toThe Gateway
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UsageUsage
1,400 hits per month1,400 hits per month1818thth most visited site on Libraries’ server most visited site on Libraries’ server
Used in student instruction sessionsUsed in student instruction sessionsEasy way to find information for research Easy way to find information for research paperspapers
Updated by Instruction OfficeUpdated by Instruction OfficeSuggestions from users and librariansSuggestions from users and librarians
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FutureFuture
Expand and update databaseExpand and update database
Publicize to studentsPublicize to students
Make available on online course Make available on online course pages pages
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Web SitesWeb Sites
OSU Libraries’ Web siteOSU Libraries’ Web site library.osu.edu/library.osu.edu/
The Gateway to InformationThe Gateway to Informationlibrary.osu.edu/sites/library.osu.edu/sites/thegateway/thegateway/
PirateSourcePirateSource - - (East Carolina University)(East Carolina University)
web.lib.ecu.edu/piratesource/web.lib.ecu.edu/piratesource/
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Contact me
Fred RoeckerFred RoeckerHead, Library InstructionHead, Library Instruction
The Ohio State UniversityThe Ohio State University
120N Mason Hall120N Mason Hall
250 West Woodruff Road250 West Woodruff Road
Columbus, OH 43210Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 292-5172 (614) 292-5172 [email protected]
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Thanks for Coming!Thanks for Coming!
Questions?Questions?