The Hybrid Library ProjectThe Hybrid Library Project

Leeds University LibraryLeeds University Library

Faculty Teams at LeedsFaculty Teams at Leeds

Small groups of subject librarians Small groups of subject librarians who liase with academic staff to who liase with academic staff to provide library support to studentsprovide library support to students

Also deal directly with student Also deal directly with student enquiriesenquiries

Liaison Group is a group of Faculty Liaison Group is a group of Faculty Team Librarians who meet to Team Librarians who meet to discuss liaison activitiesdiscuss liaison activities

Virtual/Managed Learning Virtual/Managed Learning Environments at LeedsEnvironments at Leeds

Nathan Bodington Building is a ‘virtual’ Nathan Bodington Building is a ‘virtual’ building. Each academic department has a building. Each academic department has a ‘floor’ on which ‘suites’ of ‘rooms’ are used to ‘floor’ on which ‘suites’ of ‘rooms’ are used to provide course materials, assessments, etc to provide course materials, assessments, etc to studentsstudents

VSP (Virtual Science Park) is similar to Nathan VSP (Virtual Science Park) is similar to Nathan Bodington but is a commercial venture of the Bodington but is a commercial venture of the University. Companies can purchase a University. Companies can purchase a ‘tenancy’ in the park‘tenancy’ in the park

Webpages are used by some departments to Webpages are used by some departments to deliver teaching/learning materialsdeliver teaching/learning materials

Key Aims of the ProjectKey Aims of the Project

Develop liaison with academics to provide Develop liaison with academics to provide library support for specific moduleslibrary support for specific modules

Allow students to access the ‘universe of Allow students to access the ‘universe of information’ as well as module materialsinformation’ as well as module materials

Work with a wide range of subjects and Work with a wide range of subjects and students from 1st year Undergraduates to students from 1st year Undergraduates to taught Masters and off-campus studentstaught Masters and off-campus students

Support the students within their learning Support the students within their learning environment, I.e. departmental webpages, environment, I.e. departmental webpages, Nathan Bodington BuildingNathan Bodington Building

Project InformationProject Information

Internally fundedInternally funded One full time member of staffOne full time member of staff Part-time managerial and technical Part-time managerial and technical

supportsupport Funded for 15 months from June Funded for 15 months from June

20002000

Liaison and Development of Liaison and Development of ‘Hybrid Library’ Resource‘Hybrid Library’ Resource

Contact with Faculty Team Librarians to Contact with Faculty Team Librarians to embed the project within Faculty Teamsembed the project within Faculty Teams

Faculty Team Librarians suggest possible Faculty Team Librarians suggest possible modules/academicsmodules/academics

Contact/meeting with academicsContact/meeting with academics Development of the resourceDevelopment of the resource Report back to academic with ‘draft version’ Report back to academic with ‘draft version’

of resourceof resource Continued liaison via meetings, phone, emailContinued liaison via meetings, phone, email

Components of a ‘Hybrid Components of a ‘Hybrid Library’ ResourceLibrary’ Resource

Course materials such as lecture notes, Course materials such as lecture notes, assessmentsassessments

Electronic reading listsElectronic reading lists Past exam papersPast exam papers Links to relevant websites/databasesLinks to relevant websites/databases Online counter collectionOnline counter collection Tutorials/training materialsTutorials/training materials Library contact informationLibrary contact information etc….etc….

Evaluation ActivitiesEvaluation Activities

Questionnaires for studentsQuestionnaires for students Structured Interviews with Structured Interviews with

academicsacademics Focus Groups with students and Focus Groups with students and

Faculty Team LibrariansFaculty Team Librarians Cohort studyCohort study Anecdotal evidence/commentAnecdotal evidence/comment

The FutureThe Future

Need a well planned exit strategy Need a well planned exit strategy to hand over to Faculty Teamsto hand over to Faculty Teams

Hybrid Library ‘template’ or Hybrid Library ‘template’ or ‘toolbox’ to enable academics to ‘toolbox’ to enable academics to create their own resourcescreate their own resources

Retain liaison between Faculty Retain liaison between Faculty Teams and academics to provide Teams and academics to provide best support for studentsbest support for students

URLs and Contact URLs and Contact InformationInformation

Claire Ryan, Hybrid Library Project Claire Ryan, Hybrid Library Project OfficerOfficer– Tel: 0113 2336364Tel: 0113 2336364– Email: Email: c.a.ryan@leeds.ac.ukc.a.ryan@leeds.ac.uk

Demo Hybrid Library URL:Demo Hybrid Library URL:– http://www.fldu.leeds.ac.uk/http://www.fldu.leeds.ac.uk/

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