LibrarySharePoint

Information

Fluency

http://prezi.com/6ykn824kjlcz/

SharePoint in Libraries

Cecilia Dalzell

Instructional Design Librarian

Arnold Bernhard Library

Library Website Redesign Team

Information Services Administrative Systems:

• Shobhna Gupta, Senior Programmer/Analyst

Arnold Bernhard Library:

• Janice Swiatek-Kelley, Associalte Director
• Linda Hawkes, Reference/Electronic Services Librarian
• Cecilia Dalzell, Instructional Design Librarian

Social Web in SharePoint 2007

Computer Literacy

Information Literacy

ACRL | information literacy competency standards

for higher education. Retrieved 2/1/2010, from

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm

Henderson, Harry (2009). Computer literacy. In Encyclopedia of computer science and technology (p.109). New York: Facts on File.

Current site

Practice critical thinking &

use of high-quality information

tools in an online environment

encountered in workplaces.

• Find

• Evaluate

• Use

• Learn how to learn new

technology

• Familiarity with discipline

/workplace tools

“Really easy to use…”

Student

“It’s all right there –

books, articles,

journals”

Student

SharePoint Environment

RSS feeds from outside the site

InfoTrends Launches Novel Study of Microsoft SharePoint 2007.

Retrieved 2/1/2010, from

http://www.capv.com/public/Content/Press/2009/01.21.3.2009.html

This diagram: Rettig, J., & Hagen, S. K. Stakeholders and strategies in information fluency. Transformations: Liberal Arts in the Digital Age, 1(1), 4/8/2009. http://www.colleges.org/transformations/ (dead link, 2/19/2010)

• Widely adopted in workplaces

• Quinnipiac University standard

• Modular design, no HTML needed

• Designed for collaboration

“I love the big colorful boxes. Much better!”

Faculty member

Goals for the redesign project:

Buckley, D. P., & Rowe, F. (2007). Cognitive engagement using rich media: Podcasts, learning objects, and more. Quinnipiac University Technology Users Group presentation.

Blog generated in SharePoint

SharePoint Wiki

Critical Thinking

Smart , R., & Delohery, A. (2009). Critical Thinking/Writing: Can we teach it? can they learn it? Quinnipiac University Curriculum workshop.

Library Sites in SharePoint

Willingham, D. T. (2007). Critical thinking: Why is it so hard to teach? American Educator, 31(2), 8.

• Support information fluency

• Gateway to resources

• Communication & interaction

with users

• Serve as 24/7 online library

• Easy navigation

• Easy to update & keep current

Millikin University - Staley Library:

https://www.millikin.edu/staley/Pages/default.aspx

The source code will show whether a site is created in SharePoint.

Computer Literacy

Information Literacy

ACRL | information literacy competency standards

for higher education. Retrieved 2/1/2010, from

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm

Henderson, Harry (2009). Computer literacy. In Encyclopedia of computer science and technology (p.109). New York: Facts on File.

• Critical Inquiry

• Thinking about your

own thinking

• Discipline-based

• Criteria-based

• Find

• Evaluate

• Use

• Learn how to learn new

technology

• Familiarity with discipline

/workplace tools

Library of Congress MyLOC

Information

Fluency

http://myloc.gov

Robert Morris University Library:

http://www.robert-morris.edu/web/cms/academics/library/Pages/default.aspx

This diagram: Rettig, J., & Hagen, S. K. Stakeholders and strategies in information fluency. Transformations: Liberal Arts in the Digital Age, 1(1), 4/8/2009. http://www.colleges.org/transformations/ (dead link, 2/19/2010)

Buckley, D. P., & Rowe, F. (2007). Cognitive engagement using rich media: Podcasts, learning objects, and more. Quinnipiac University Technology Users Group presentation.

Critical Thinking

Smart , R., & Delohery, A. (2009). Critical Thinking/Writing: Can we teach it? can they learn it? Quinnipiac University Curriculum workshop.

Willingham, D. T. (2007). Critical thinking: Why is it so hard to teach? American Educator, 31(2), 8.

Future Projects

Lessons Learned

• Critical Inquiry

• Thinking about your

own thinking

• Discipline-based

• Criteria-based

Concerns:

Double authentication when off campus - to site and then to resources.

To Address Concerns:

Library Website Improvements

University SharePoint Environment:

• Redesign external site

• Redirect to Citrix based on ip address

Students trying to do research from the publicly

available site instead of using the SharePoint site.

• Create more departmental websites

• Better use of graphics

• More interactivity

Wording - when is it jargon

and when is it necessary and educational

to use academic terms?

SharePoint can work to deliver functions, services, and content as well as

collaboration on documents.

Library Web Parts

Simpler navigation makes it easier

for students to concentrate on

formulating inquiries, choosing

sources, and evaluating results,

as observed at the reference desk.

System-wide decisions and

permissioning structures in SharePoint

bound your design freedom.

Embed library functions &

widgets at the point of need.

Mobile Sharepoint

SharePoint 2010

SharePoint 2010

Release date May 12, 2010

SharePoint 2007

http://blogs.sharepointace.com/post/SharePoint-2010-e28093-Current-iPhone-User-Experience.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/martinkearn/archive/2006/04/21/580806.aspx

Test your assumptions.

Tags

Social bookmarks

Status updates (microblogging)

Blogs & wikis

Note board

All sites & content available

on mobile

Support for Safari, FireFox, &

micro-browsers

http://pressbox.teamusa.org/Pages/HOME.aspx

http://www.datatel.com/products/products_a-z/mobile.cfm

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Quinnipiac-University-Starts-bw-191772525.html?x=0&.v=1

Even a team won't think of *everything.*

There are limits to simplifying

a complex system.

Test with real users. Designers and subject

matter experts have different expectations

of how the site will work.

We're not there yet, neither is the technology, and do we really want to be?

It always takes longer than planned.

Ideals of no scrolling, no deep link paths, uncluttered and understandable design are difficult to achieve.

Process to redesign the website and build in SharePoint

look at other sites

starting point

Testing & feedback

choose webparts

make a mockup

design site structure

prototype homepage look and feel

Formal Usability Testing:

Showed students printouts of

homepage options and asked for

their preferences and understanding

of how to do a task.

With a small number of students & faculty, asked them to demonstrate tasks and give feedback.

Content Editor Web Part

- most pages

Informal Observations:

Asked for feedback from

library staff outside of web team.

Observed students' use,

questions, & comments,

especially with real research

at the reference desk.

XML Web Part

- used to pull content from

external site