Report on the Heads of Library Technology Interest Group Panel Presentation: Emerging Technologies: Virtualization in Libraries, American Library Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC, June 2010

Edward Sanchez — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:48:13 PDT

This panel presentation report is on the in-house use of virtualization technologies in large research, midsize, and public libraries. Our presenters represent a variety of backgrounds and types of libraries, and will describe how leveraging virtualization in their particular setting has led to increased capacity, while reducing costs, downtime, and management headaches. It is our hope that by sharing our virtualization successes we will broaden the discussion on when to build locally and when to move to the cloud.

Expectation management: Breaking ground for a new e-learning librarian position

Julie O'Keeffe et al. — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:36:22 PDT

Higher education has moved aggressively into the online course delivery environment over the past five years. What began as a slow trend has exploded into a full-fledged arm of the education industry. It is critical that libraries provide effective support to students in this environment and give them the same opportunity for academic success as their peers who are physically in the classroom.

This article will describe challenges that libraries need to examine before adding an instructional design librarian to their staff. Grappling with these challenges will empower individuals to better define the librarian’s role and provide a solid foundation for successfully supporting students online. The article will also explain the benefits of expectation management and a process for building a set of shared expectations.