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How to Make 19 Academic Libraries Work as One MERLOT International Conference
Nashville, TN July 25-28, 2005
Tennessee Board of Regents Virtual Library
URL: http://vl.rodp.org/
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About the RODP Virtual Library
A TBR Libraries Cooperative offering library support for Tennessee Board of Regents online degree program (RODP) students and faculty 6 universities and 13 community colleges Task force of library deans and directors in 2001
Mission: Provide online services equivalent to services provided at traditional campus libraries.
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Library Services Provided
Reference RODP Reference Librarian TBR University & College Reference
Circulation Universal borrowers cards Document delivery
Instruction Information literacy online tutorials for students Faculty information page
Resources Online databases and other electronic resources
Gateway to these services: http://vl.rodp.org/
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Online Resources
TBR Catalogs Databases
Tennessee Electronic Library RODP-purchased resources: CINAHL,
Oxford OED, Oxford Reference Premium, Wilson OmniFile, Classical Music Library at select institutions
Instructor’s college or university online databases and other resources
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Access to Online Resources
Via proxy server in all TBR libraries Over 300 databases, e-books and e-
reference resources Within each course a username and
password is provided for student access to the resources of the instructor’s college library
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WebCT Student Pages
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Expanded Academic ASAP
Sessions04 – 05 4,524 28%03 – 04 3,516
Searches04 – 05 15,796 26%03 – 04 12,464
Retrievals04 – 05 15,817 34%03 – 04 11,790
TEL Database Usage2003-2005
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Survey Results 2005
agree, 142, 81%
disagree, 33, 19%
RODP VL organized logically
No, 51, 29% Yes, 124,
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RODP Virtual Library Useful
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What’s Ahead?
• Deal with Complexity• Coordinating 19 libraries • Passwords collection & distribution• Database Acquisition
– RODP sponsored resources– Coordination amongst 19 Libraries
• Update “How To” Tutorials• Survey Recommendations
• Faculty Awareness• Update library link• Faculty page• Encourage students to use RODP VL before Web or
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Contact Information
Questions? Comments? We welcome your feedback.
Rick Bower ([email protected])Reference LibrarianPellissippi State Technical Community College
Peter Nerzak ([email protected]) Library DirectorPellissippi State Techincal Community College
