Chapter 2. Digital Collections

Authors

  • John J. Burke
  • Beth E. Tumbleson

Abstract

Chapter 2 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 52, no. 2) Learning Management Systems: Tools for Embedded Librarianship

LMS embedded librarians guide students to relevant digital collections needed for coursework and research assignments. Digital collections include both proprietary databases that the library licenses or buys as well as open access content which is freely available online. Digital collections consist of diverse material types and formats, including articles, eBooks, multimedia, and data.

Author Biographies

John J. Burke

John J. Burke is the director of the Gardner-Harvey Library on the Middletown regional campus of Miami University (Ohio) and holds the rank of principal librarian. John is a past president of the Academic Library Association of Ohio and recipient of its Jay Ladd Distinguished Service Award, a former chair of the Library Council of the Southwest Ohio Council on Higher Education and a current board member of OhioNET. He holds an MS in library science from the University of Tennessee and a BA in history from Michigan State University. John has worked in library administration, public services, instruction, collection development, web design, and systems. His scholarship centers on LMS embedded librarianship, makerspaces, and technology for library staff.

Beth E. Tumbleson

Beth E. Tumbleson is assistant director of the Gardner-Harvey Library on the Middletown regional campus of Miami University (Ohio) and holds the rank of associate librarian. She earned her MS in library science from Simmons School of Library Science and an MA in church history from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. She also earned a BA in English and French from Dickinson College. Beth has worked as an academic, high school, and corporate librarian. She has worked in library administration, distance library services, instruction, and collection development. Her scholarship focuses on LMS embedded librarianship and academic integrity.

References

Rick Anderson, “A Quiet Culture War in Research Libraries—and What It Means for Librarians, Researchers and Publishers,” Insights 28, no. 2 (July 2015): 22, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text, EBSCOhost, http://dx.doi.org/10.1629/uksg.230.

Scott Sherman, “The New York Public Library Wars: What Went Wrong at One of the World’s Eminent Research Institutions?” Chronicle of Higher Education 61, no. 40 (June 24, 2015): B9–B11, Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost, http://chronicle.com/article/The-New-York-Public-Library/231127.

Eden Dahlstrom and Jacqueline Bichsel, ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2014, research report (Louisville, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research, October 2014), 21–22, https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ss14/ERS1406.pdf.

Larry Johnson, Samantha Becker, Victoria Estrada, and Alex Freeman, NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Edition (Austin, TX: New Media Consortium, 2014), 14, www.editlib.org/p/130341.

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Published

2016-02-18

Issue

Vol. 52 No. 2 (2016): February/March

Section

Chapters