Adam Edwards JIBS User Group Resource Discovery event February 2013
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Adam Edwards
Summon@Middlesex:The Good, the Bad and the Irritating
Things to say
• Catalyst for changed teaching
• Why we like it
• Yes, but ….
• Where are we going?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajourneyroundmyskull/4788590225/
The teaching challenge
Move from
“ …lifting and transporting textual substance from one location, the library, to another, their teacher’s briefcases.”
To“..searching, analyzing, evaluating, synthesizing,
selecting, rejecting…”
Kleine (1987)
Inspiration
• Less is more
• Cloning
• Discussion
• Learning by doing
• Learners, not the taught http://advedupsyfall09.wikispaces.com/Sara+Woodard
Chen and Lin (2011), Markless (2010)
Our approach
• Problem based
• Interaction & exploration
• Skills not techniques
• Fun
Deep Learning
Diekema et al (2011), Wang (2007)
Context
• Thinking about resources• Keywords• Summon hands on• Evaluation
Thinking about keywords
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rossjamesparker/89414788/
The real thing
Your first piece of coursework for CCM2426 will be based on the Cornish Villages 4G trial
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidelong/300188454/
• Keywords
• Alternative keywords
• More specific keywords
• Related subjects
Summon is…
• Easy to use
• Refining tools
• Reference generating
• Learn by doing
“That is so well sick man, innit!”
Almost total recall
Search tools used
Attendees Non-attendees
Google 68% 63%
Wikipedia 38% 27%
Summon 68% 40%
Library catalogue 30% 59%
Smith, Edwards (2012)
But…
• Not everything indexed
• Fails to link
• Duplicate entries
The EBSCO problem
Downside
• Business team don’t use Summon– Business Source Complete– Failure rate– No Keynote
• Creates doubt– Students unimpressed– Librarians worry
Solutions
• Normalisation• Indexing• EBSCO
– Demote– Alternatives?– But collections good…– Buy EDS?
Where is this leading?
• Customer needs• Rivalry kills discovery tools?• Google cleans up?• Could do better• JIBS & JISC role
Conclusions
• Changed our teaching
• Not perfect
• Could be excellent
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Adam EdwardsLiaison Manager Science and TechnologyMiddlesex [email protected]
References
• Chen, K. and Lin, P. (2011), Information in university library user education, Aslib Proceedings, 63 (4) 405.
• Diekema, A.R., Holliday, W. and Leary, H (2011), Re-framing information literacy: Problem based learning as informed learning, Library and Information Science Research, 33, 261-268.
• Kleine, M. (1987), What is it we do when we write articles like this one-Or how can we get students to join us?, Writing Instructor 6, 151.
• Markless, S., (2010), Teaching information literacy in HE: What? Where? How?, presented at King’s College London, 9/12/10. [Notes taken at the event.]
• Smith, S. and Edwards, J.A. (2012), Embedding information literacy skills as employability attributes, ALISS Quarterly, 7 (4), 22-27. http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/9298/
• Wang, L. (2007), Sociocultural learning theories and information literacy teaching activities in Higher Education, Reference and User Services Quarterly, 47 (2), 150.