miller motte college digital library
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MILLER-MOTTE COLLEGE DIGITAL LIBRARYA model for success
WHY A DIGITAL LIBRARY Textual and visual learning material
anyplace, anytime Bridging the gap in class and out of class Faculty driven material available for self
testing and study
OVERVIEW Collection development Copyright – the big challenge Linking and converting the collection Collection organization Interface Access to collection Evaluation plan
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENTGOALS Seamlessness with current physical collection
Less overlap of material Bringing in something new But keeping with institutional goals Increase student’s research skills
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENTGENERATING MATERIAL Faculty driven Demonstrate the possibilities to faculty and
administration Permanence Learning objects
Tools by faculty Images to understand equipment Documents to understand subject context
Copyright
COPYRIGHT CHALLENGES For-profit college
Special considerations with TEACH act Developed collection with copyright in mind
Fair use Original material Public domain
LINKING AND CONVERTING THE COLLECTION Interlinking with XHTML Four ContentDM collections
One for each group member Linking between these collections
Easy integration with current website Easy migration Seamless experience for end user (Krug,
2006)
COLLECTION ORGANIZATION Primary level – subject or discipline group Secondary level –
online resources v. digital collection Online: resource types, i.e. references,
regulators/professional assoc., general resources Digital collection: metadata for; title, subject,
author/photographer, source, abstract, date of digitization, etc.
Structure that work with library growth
INTERFACE DESIGNWHO IS OUR USER? Students
HS diploma/GED, limited computer literacy, moderate Internet usage, low information literacy
Faculty/Staff Post-secondary education,
fluent with information dissemination/discovery, and technology
INTERFACE DESIGNCURRENT WEBSITE INTERFACE Seamless User Experience
Modularity of design Scalability Global navigation Local navigation
INTERFACE DESIGNDIGITAL LIBRARY INTERFACE Top-down structure Minimal clicks to information
Subject icons Links
Clean and neat entry page (Nielsen, 1993) About us page Help page
Subpages Utility Program collections
Informal feedback Complies with Nielson’s, Kling and Elliot’s criteria
COLLECTION ACCESS Clear and prominent icon usage Alternate text for visually impaired Minimal clicks Search features with ContentDM
Metadata with DublinCore MeSH and LOC controlled vocabularies
Reference services Video tutorial FAQ page Contact form
EVALUATION PLAN Subjects, criteria and justification
Collection satisfaction Interface usability Overall DL usefulness
Methodology Quantitative access statistics Quantitative/qualitative surveys
Impact Quarterly Semiannually Annually
FINAL THOUGHTS Access to information anytime/anywhere Providing quality targeted learning objectives Cost effective Relevant Scalable to future needs