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Library Guide

Reviewed:
Jan 17, 2011 by Library and Information Services
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Ratings

Overall Rating: 3.2 stars
Content Quality: 3.8 stars
Effectiveness: 3.5 stars
Ease of Use: 3.2 stars
Overview:
OLLIE includes 16 Captivate tutorials that introduce students to Pfau Library services and basic, college-level research skills. The tutorials are designed for beginners or as a refresher for advanced students. Some tutorials include quizzes with scores that can be added to an instructor's Blackboard grade book or provided as a Word document.
Type of Material:
Self-paced tutorial
Recommended Uses:
Homework, individual or class use
Technical Requirements:
Browser with Flash
Identify Major Learning Goals:
OnLine Library Instruction Experience (OLLIE) is a series of self-paced, interactive tutorials designed to introduce students to library services and basic research skills for either online research or research done in the library.
Target Student Population:
Undergraduate students and those new to the library.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
None listed.

Content Quality

Rating:
Strengths:
Just updated for Spring 2010. This tutorial demonstrates how to use college library for research, from finding books to articles and how to cite sources. Includes quiz to reinforce learning at the end. Created by a group of librarians at the John M. Pfau Library at California State University San Bernardino.
Concerns:
Some content might benefit from additional examples to let students compare the visual on screen with the text instructions. For example, in "Understanding Citations" some citation diagrams might benefit from onscreen examples showing the article on the same page as the diagrammed citation. Quiz is only available through Blackboard for California State University San Bernardino students.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

Rating:
Strengths:
The tutorials cover basic topics students need to know about library services and how to use catalog and database searches. Within each of the 5 sections the mini "lessons" builds on previous concepts. Under "finding a book" you find "Find a book by topic"..."author"..."title"...then "locate a book on the shelves".
Concerns:
Some content might benefit from adding more information about concepts and some graphics didn't seem to relate to the content that was being discussed.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

Rating:
Strengths:
The screens were visually attractive and easy to navigate. The tutorials are easy to use and visually appealing. Each section includes review questions to reinforce learning.
Concerns:
Timing on some screens seemed to move too slowly. Some of the tutorials had audio and some did not.
Other Issues and Comments:
Could benefit from adding more opportunities for students to select an answer or include a few more quiz questions at the end of each tutorial.
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