WorldCat Local Lists is a tool that helps faculty connect students to library resources through course-specific lists. It allows faculty to centralize required readings and other course materials. Students can use the lists to find resources for assignments and create lists of their own potential sources. The lists provide direct access to online resources and interlibrary loan requests. Faculty report that the lists make it easier to direct students to materials and collect sources from different databases in one place. The tool is being tested in the spring 2012 semester and some faculty are having students create lists of potential research sources.
6. Top 5 Ways to Use Lists
• Link from syllabi and Blackboard
• For particular assignments, courses, students
• Have students create and share lists with you
of possible sources they could use for research
papers/projects
• For collaborating with colleagues on research
for a course or other professional project
• To bookmark resources for future use
7. Why Use Lists?
• Provide students with direct access to online
resources from library databases
• Provide students with direct access to placing
I-Share and ILL requests
• Allow you to assign “notes” to each resource
• Easy to manage content (delete, edit) without
updating syllabi
• Easy to share with students and colleagues
8. How to Create Lists
1. Create free account through WorldCat.org
2. Create list for particular course, assignment,
student, subject or project
(save as “public” list to share with others)
3. Search for course materials and add to list
4. Click on “Share”, copy URL and post in
Blackboard and syllabus
12. Promoting to Faculty
• Library Open House for Faculty
• Library Blog for Faculty
• Library Workshops for Faculty (30 minutes)
• E-mails to Faculty
• Word of Mouth
13. Questions from Faculty
• Can you link directly to electronic reserves?
• Does this replace reserves?
• How can you link to websites or web pages?
14. How are faculty using it?
• Testing Spring 2012 semester
• Assigning students to create lists of potential
resources for research assignments
• Professional and personal research
• Share required course readings
15. Appeal of Using the Lists
• “The convenience for students to create a
centralized location for their research projects”
• “It was easy for me to direct students to reading,
and it was easier for me to collect sources from
different databases in one place. Even if I were
using just one database, I thought it was easier to
use the lists than a similar function in the
databases. It seems more stable.”
16. Potential Disadvantages
• Does not include content from all library
databases
• Students may avoid using databases for their
research that are not linked to the lists
• Lists must be public in order to share them
