MJ Crowley lesson based content on the disg ebook reader

Handling exceptions in structural engineering*

Lesson-based content on the Disg ebook reader

MJ Crowley, DiSG Biblioteca* all images uploaded for educational purposes

DISG e-book reader project lesson-based content to go

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In penny pinching times, be CREATIVE!

• Collaborate with faculty to integrate library resources into the curriculum

• Work with scholars to access to their lecture notes, data sets, project notes, papers, etc. in virtual research environments and open digital repositories

• Collaborate with ICT staff to develop online tutorials and create local digital collections

• Engage with students to better connect with them, hence more SOCIAL/MOBILE

• Liaise with other librarians to share resources

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Increased collaboration (library-faculty) to expand the role of the library within the institution and beyond

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Utilizzo di tecnologie basate su editoria digitale per l’insegnamento, l’apprendimento e la specializzazione nei corsi di tecnica delle costruzioni presso il DISG (Bontempi, Crowley, Arangio, Petrini, Crosti, Gentili, Sgambi, Giuliani)

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Primi corsi universitari coinvolti

• Tecnica delle costruzioni – 12 CFU – 120 studenti

• Costruzioni metalliche – 6CFU – 30 studenti

• Modellazione dei sistemi strutturali – 6CFU – 10 studenti

• Progettazione strutturale antincendio – 9CFU – 30 studenti

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Che cosa vuole il nostro utente?

Per ogni corso: dispense, appunti, esercizi, articoli, capitoli in libri, normative…

Contenuti graduati in contenuti di base, approfondimenti, specialistici..

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Scegliere e organizzare il contenuto

• Mettere in relazione utenti e contenuti per migliorare il grado di usabilità e fruibilità

• Knowledge map del “corso” elaborato insieme con i docenti/studenti (knowledge retrieval and organisation), da gestire con un knowledge system

• Information design – l’abilità e la pratica di preparare l’informazione così che le persone possano usarla con efficienza e efficacia.

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• Didactic material (lecture notes, exercises, modelling…)

• Sapienza e-resources (ebooks, articles…)

• Norms and standards

• Approved web content

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to stay or to go!

• how e-book readers could be used in a library setting

• explore ways of using new technology in teaching

• respond to explosive use of mobile devices (e-readers, ipads, smart devices, ecc.)

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Elsevier & Disg together for excellence

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Loan out e-book readers with course materials and readings pre-loaded

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450 years of printed books

• Define academics – I am what I read

• Sign of academic success• Career promotion and status• Permit extended analysis• Occupies a defined space,

identifiable authors, and format is stable

..only a few years of digital books

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• Looks like the printed book • but

- unbound- instant access- links- interactive (commentators,

readers, authors and editors – worldwide!)

US Trade Wholesale Electronic Book Sales

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E-book explosion

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British Library to lend e-book readers• Dr Stephen Bury, British Library's Head of

European and American Collections:  “This is not the end of the book as we know it.  The book in its physical form will remain important for so many reasons, but the incredible versatility of the new e-readers makes them perfect for researchers, allowing easy access to a wealth of information including previously rare and out of print material.  This exhibit gives our researchers a chance to play around with some of the devices currently available, and explore how they can be used to complement existing printed collections in the 21st century.”

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 Il ministro Gelmini ''promuove'' il libro di testo elettronico

"con l'adozione dell'e-book" si dà "una mano alle famiglie e un sollievo agli studenti. Il libro in versione digitale scaricabile da internet permetterà infatti ai genitori di risparmiare limitando al massimo la spesa per i libri di testo, e allo stesso tempo i ragazzi non saranno più costretti ad andare a scuola caricando sulle spalle zainetti troppo pesanti". …A partire dall'anno scolastico 2011-2012, il collegio dei docenti adotta esclusivamente libri utilizzabili nelle versioni on line scaricabili da internet o al massimo le versioni "miste", quelle cioè che integrano sezioni digitali e cartacee.

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•CIBER study, looking ahead to the state of virtual libraries in 2017, says ebooks will be the default format for textbooks, scholarly books, and reference works.

•Springer study found that users primarily access ebooks for research, and that users skim rather than engage in extended reading sessions.

•Jisc study (UK) found that 60 percent of users surveyed had used ebooks, 46% through their library, and 43% via the internet.

…. recent studies

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Serving the academic community online

• In a social world build relationships with our users in their learning and research spaces

• As the internet becomes more individualistic move away from traditional to PERSONAL LEARNING SPACES

• Deliver tools and customized content and ensure ensure they know how to use it.

• Be prepared !

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The Five Laws of Librarians*

1) Books are to be read2) Every person his or her book3) Every book its reader4) Save the time of the reader5) The library is a growing

organism(source: James Turner’s adaptation of Raganathan)

Thank-you!Maryjoan.crowley@uniroma1.it

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