Resource Collections

• Copyright
  Resources denoting the current status of United States copyright law and the use of protected materials in distance education.
• Digitization of Library Materials
  An essential and expanding medium for providing online access to journal articles, databases, projects, images and more.
• Distance Education Journals
• Electronic Reserves
  Electronic reserves (e-reserves) greatly facilitate the efforts of library staff in making information available for distance education students. Journal articles, book chapters, instructors' exams and class notes, and digitized images can all be accessed remotely with the use of e-reserves.
• Information Literacy Issues
  Encompasses Web sites relating to the concept of an individual's ability to locate, evaluate, and recognize the need for information and its subsequent effective use.
• Interactive Discussion Tools
  Discussion tools used by some libraries to communicate with distance learners.
• Library Services for Distance Learning: The Fifth Bibliography
  This website provides references to materials published in the library distance services field between 2006 and 2009. Categories include bibliographies and literature reviews; general works; role of libraries in distance learning; organization, planning and regulatory issues; electronic resources and services; document delivery; information literacy; interlibrary cooperation; library surveys; user studies; and library case studies. Each citation includes an annotation.
• Library Services for Distance Learning: The Fourth Bibliography
  This website is a continuation of three prior print bibliographies on library services for distance learning. Categories include bibliographies and literature reviews; general works; role of libraries in distance, open and lifelong learning; organization, planning and regulatory issues; electronic resources and services; document delivery; library instruction; interlibrary cooperation; library surveys; user studies; library case studies. Each citation includes an annotation.
• Resources for Technical Support
  Various resources including library automation, information technology in libraries, and library system integration.
• Tutorial Creation