Research Guides: Family Weekend '09

THE LIBRARY THEN AND NOW
WELCOME TO THE ITHACA COLLEGE LIBRARY!
  • Learn how students research more efficiently today using online books and journals
  • Learn how the library is using new Web 2.0 technologies to support research and learning
  • Ask any questions about library services
What is different?
BOOKSJOURNALS
  • Then: journals were found using paper indexes; Now: the library subscribes to numerous databases that have fulltext online access.  Here is one of our basic databases Academic Search Premier.  Try a search on Prohibition and History as subjects. Here is what the library holds for the New Yorker magazine.  Students may find themselves looking at micro, print or online these days dependent on the years.
HISTORICAL NEWS AND RESEARCH
  • Then: older newspapers and journals were either bound or on microfilm; Now: although we still use microfilm readers, more historical sources are available online.  Here is the Historic New York Times. Try a search for: ("rudolph valentino") AND (prettiest)
  • Then: you would have to visit a research library to see certain older books; Now: Google Books has digitized books outside of copyright. They've recently added LIFE magazine.  Here is a search result for full text materials with the keyword jazz in the interwar years.
What is Participatory Culture?
“A participatory culture is a culture with relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement, strong support for creating and sharing one’s creations, and some type of informal mentorship whereby what is known by the most experienced is passed along to novices. A participatory culture is also one in which members believe their contributions matter, and feel some degree of social connection with one another “
 
          Four types:
          Affiliations: Facebook, Friendster, MySpace
          Expressions: videos, zines, mash-ups
          Collaborative problem solving: Wikipedia
          Circulations: flow of media: podcasts & blogs

Jenkins, H., & John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. (2006). Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture Media Education for the 21st Century. Chicago: MacArthur Foundation.
The Library in the Web 2.0 World
Why does the library adapt Web 2.0 technology to adapt to the new participatory culture? Why: to stay relevant and to market and develop services that appeal to students.   Here is how:

LIBRARY’S WEBSITE:
  • Talk Back Talk Back is where you can ask a question or make a suggestion about library services.       
  • DVD Reviews Click on the stars to see reviews for the film A.I.
  • Meebo Live questions answered quickly by a reference librarian or student assistant.
  • Facebook  Students can receive alerts about jobs and other library news.
RESEARCH GUIDES:
  • Communications & Legal Studies: Find it @ IC Library Posted on my research guides (such as Journalism) under “blogs”. Information on communications, legal studies, & the library.
  • Video tutorials  Kris Shanton, Music Librarian, posted to Flash guides to her Music Research page.
  • Del.icio.us  Students can bookmark titles in the catalog. Librarians link to groups of tags to collate videos on popular topics. See the "Art Related DVDs" list of Jenny Strickland, Art Librarian
  • Course Guides   Jim Bondra, Business Librarian, created this online Research Guide to Real Time Portfolio Analysis.
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions at the reference desk will be searchable from the library's homepage in a question and answer format.  Here is an example by John Henderson, Social Sciences Librarian.
  • Widgets  Faculty can embed these widgets into a Course Management System, Blackboard, or a course website. They will provide basic instruction on how to critically think about information. The widgets were created by Ron Gilmour (Science Librarian) and Brian Saunders (Humanities Librarian).
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