Abstracts
Scholarly Content and the LMS: Clash, Collaborate or Collapse?
Tuesday 5 May 2009, 1030 - 1100
Presenter: Liz Curach
University of Western Sydney, NSW
Presenter Biography
Liz Curach has been University Librarian at the University of Western Sydney since 2000. During this time she has led a dramatic change, characterised by adaptation and exploitation of I.T. in ensuring the relevance and accessibility of library services and collections over a large and geographically dispersed institution.
Abstract
Learning management systems facilitating development and delivery of the virtual classroom increasingly characterize and influence higher education provision. Sophisticated proprietary systems and emerging open source solutions support and augment web based course delivery, yet library resources and services generally remain absent and overlooked within these environments. Libraries risk being bypassed and losing relevance to the academic community and to current students if they do not establish a presence in courseware. Librarians need to be proactive, recognising and accommodating the information seeking behaviours of Net Generation students, and establish collaborative partnerships and strong relationships with courseware developers and academic staff.
