Beginning Spring '10,
Library Access Services
and the Center for
Digital Learning & Research (CDLR) will work with
faculty who use both Course
Reserves and Moodle to move their library reserve "items" into
their Moodle
courses.
We are doing
this in order to:
-
simplify student access to course materials by "placing" them in one convenient location
-
resolve security issues by ensuring that reserve items are available only to Oxy faculty and students
- streamline processes and maximize efficiencies in course material rollover from semester to semester
How will this work
for physical items such as books and
videos/DVDs (including Faculty Loan Items)?
Rather than linking to the OASys
catalog record for physical items from a separate course reserves
page, we'll create a link directly from within your Moodle course
to the OASys catalog record.
How
will this work for scanned book chapters, essays,
articles? Rather
than linking to the scanned documents from a separate, unsecured
course reserves page, we'll upload the documents directly into
your Moodle course OR create links to the documents in one of our
online databases.
What do you need to
do? Just as you
have in the past, contact Hoda Abdelghani, in Library
Access Services,
regarding any
course reserves. Let her know that you use Moodle. Hoda
will serve as the initial point of contact. Library Access
Services and CDLR staff and student assistants will then work
together to integrate reserve items into your Moodle
courses.
We look
forward to working with you to make this a smooth transition!
We're confident you and your students will find the integration
worthwhile. Don't hesitate to ask any questions you may
have.