Bringing the Library into Brightspace
(Connections for Improving the Student Experience)
Provided Presentation Description:
This panel presentation highlights collaboration among CUNY libraries and LMS administrators to automate integration of library course reserves, research guides and other web-based services into Brightspace. The presentation begins discussing how learning tools interoperability (LTI) integration provides library resources to students at their point of need. It then describes the technical requirements to automate and customize the Springshare LTI library platform within Brightspace. The panel concludes with examples from several campuses demonstrating what this integration looks like.
Presenters:
Stephen Francoeur, Interim Assistant Dean and Executive Chief Librarian, Library, Baruch College
Rebecca Hyams, Assistant Professor, Library, Borough of Manhattan Community College
John DeLooper, Assistant Professor, Library, Lehman College
Robin Naughton, Interim Deputy Chief Librarian, Assistant Professor, Library, Queens College
Eric Silberberg, Assistant Professor, Library, Queens College
Notes:
This presentation demonstrated the integration of SpringShare LibApps LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) service into Brightspace LMS. This creates a library resource web link that can redirect to specific library resource page from LMS. This means that students navigating their courses within LMS can access such link that takes them directly from LMS to a specific library resource page such as e-reserves access and without needing password. This can be done without any actions from instructors.
What is needed:
-LibApps admin
-LMS admin
-CUNY CIS
* Other campus librarians
* E-reserves manager
Benefits:
- Reaching students organically
- Increase library website usage
Potential Challenges:
- Knowing who to reachout to
- Buy in among stakeholders
- Coordinate across college wide committes
- Campus LMS administrators
- Maintenance: up-to-date content, review content periodically
Resources shared:
https://www.cuny.edu/academics/brightspace-transition/#1713898381424-ebf9e953-8931b77d-33af