Title: Providing library services for distance education students : a how-to-do-it manual /
Authors: Goodson, Carol F.
Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Academic libraries Off-campus services.; Libraries and distance education.; Education, Distance; Library Services organization & administration; Information Systems; Community-Institutional Relations; Library Services
Contents: pt. 1. Linking distance education and library services. -- Essential background -- Getting to know your users -- pt. 2. Creating and implementing a strategic plan for supporting distance learners. -- Developing a strategic plan by asking key questions -- Coordinating program components -- Marketing your program -- Offering virtual reference and library instruction -- Examining legal and ethical issues -- pt. 3. Learning from other libraries, universities, and support programs. -- Exploring model programs -- Investigating virtual universities and commercial library support programs -- pt. 4. Finding the best resources : a distance education tool box. -- Resources -- Association of College and Research Libraries Guidelines for Distance Learning Library Services -- Key excerpts from regional accrediting associations -- Sample distance education policies, procedures, and handbooks -- Sample distance education forms.