February 2003, Vol. 2, Issue 2
AT THE ONLINE LIBRARY
In online higher education, as in traditional higher
education, the library is the nexus between teaching and
learning, providing a host of vital services to its patrons.
The prototypical 21st century higher education library is a
complex business. Technology is driving enormous change in
the way students learn and faculty teach.
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DISTANCE EDUCATION LIBRARIANSHIP BENEFITS ALL STUDENTS
From one campus to another, there are many different
organizational structures that provide library services to
online learners and teachers. "Often what happens is that
distance educators don’t think that libraries are paying
attention to what they are doing, but most libraries
actually are paying very close attention," says Maryhelen
Jones, associate library director at Florida State
University.
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DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR LIBRARIANS KEEPING UP WITH
TIMES
Today, library science programs are changing to meet the
growing needs of electronic library environments by building
in knowledge of how to work with distance education and
information technology personnel and placing that knowledge
into their curriculums.
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NEW AGE OF COMMERCIAL VENDORS OF ONLINE LIBRARY PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES POSES PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
The information age has brought a good number of commercial
vendors into the electronic library space that are plying
their wares to college and university students, faculty, and
staff.
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TAKE THIS TEST PLEASE
Before any student enters the University of North Texas (UNT)
School of Library and Information Sciences (SLIS) master’s
degree program, he or she is asked to take an online
assessment that covers their computer competency and
information technology intelligence levels via an
Information Technology Knowledge and Skills (ITKS)
Diagnostic Tool.
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