Auteur :
Porter
David
Date de publication : 01/11/2005
Année de Publication :
2005
Type : Rapport
Thème : Applications sectorielles des TIC
Couverture :
Canada
Télécharger le document :Library resources and services are integral to academia as a primary knowledge resource for both research and teaching. As new and better information technologies have emerged, libraries have been early adopters of new information systems and services and have become institutional access points for digital knowledge resources such as online journals and special media collections. Not surprisingly, as faculty and instructors have begun to adopt e‐learning strategies as a part of their teaching repertoire, libraries have played a key role, helping to find and organize resources to complement programs and courses making use of e‐learning, and to provide support as students work their way through their assignments. The value of library electronic resources is demonstrable. Yet few if any of the research studies on the scope and scale of current e‐learning activities acknowledge the contribution of reference libraries or librarians in the models of practice they describe, signifying a potential loss in quality of the academic experience to researchers, teachers and students.