Priscilla's library service innovation

Library innovation and promotion on a budget

Think digital and free with the VLE

By Priscilla Cook

Totton College Library

College libraries today are exploring uncharted territories

Library assistants face challenges from reduced budgets and the digital natives

Digital natives demand access to resources online ‘24/7’

Finding a perch on the VLE ensures future exploration of the library jungle

Map the library onto the VLE to guide the digital natives through the jungle

Without ‘one click’ access to resources the library will find itself off the beaten track

Get the library ‘brand’ on every course page on the VLE

One click to the library – add a searchable OPAC box

Help to entrench the library within the college

Using the VLE for resources is free and increases library visibility in the college

Funding cuts are all around and are likely to bite within the next 12 months

There are already hundreds of free tools available

If library assistants want to stay alive in the jungle they need the kit to survive

Will the library keep pace with the digital natives?

Think digital and free with the VLE

Discussion Point 1

How does information flow in your organization?

Identify the blockers to communication in your organization

Can you do anything to improve the flow?

Discussion Point 2

How developed is your organization’s Virtual Learning Environment?

What is the library’s position on it?

Can you do anything to improve this?