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Your library, virtually everywhere: using what you have, to give them what they need, where and when they need it
| Trying to provide tutorials and tours at the optimal time for everyone? Attempting to cater for an unrealistic ratio of learners to instructors? Needing to reach distance students? In response to these challenges, three different elearning initiatives have emerged from the University of Waikato Library:
1. WISE online tutorials went live in 2005. The process of producing these tutorials involved two major projects and took approximately 4 years to accomplish.
2. Virtual Tours of the Central and Education libraries were added in 2006. This project involved many library staff but was led by one small project group.
3. More recently the Law Library was required to put existing tutorials online to meet the needs of distance as well as internal students. A four month time frame and very limited budget, necessitated the fast learning of new skills and the creative use of available talents and resources. The end product, released in 2007, includes musical webcasts, interviews, games, quizzes, and polls.
Although these three projects varied in impetus, budget, time frame, staffing and the approach taken, some common factors led to successful results. A lot of fun was had along the way, discovering and exploiting all the available possibilities.
In this paper, we share what we learned, the highs and the lows, the achievements and disappointments. We look at useful and often free resources as well as ongoing evaluation and updating. We hope you too will be inspired to explore innovative, creative solutions to these common issues.
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| Series Title: |
LIANZA Conference 2007 Papers |
| Author: |
Ruth Ivey & Kay Young |
| Copyright: |
2007 |
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