Distance Education Resources

At the 2000 ASDAL Conference, an Ad Hoc Committee on Distance Education was formed to foster cooperation between the libraries of SDA universities and colleges offering distance education courses and to liaise with the newly formed Adventist Virtual Learning Laboratory (AVLL).

The following resources are listed to assist you in serving the information needs of your distance students. Some have been created by ASDAL librarians, others have been discovered and deemed invaluable in the myriad of resources currently available in print or on the Web.

If you find something that you are willing to share with your colleagues, please contact us with your suggestions so that we can share them with others.

LIBRARY ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES:

Australia:

Crocker, Christine, ed. (1982). Guidelines for Library Services to External Students. Ultimo, NSW: Library Association of Australia.

Canada:

Canadian Library Association. Library Services for Distance Learning Interest Group (2000) Guidelines for Library Support of Distance and Distributed Learning in Canada
http://gateway1.uvic.ca/dls/guidelines.html

United Kingdom:

Fisher, Raymond K. (1988). Library Services for Adult Continuing Education and Independent Learning: A Guide. Library Association Pamphlet 40. London: Library Association Publishing Ltd. Out of Print.

USA:

ACRL (2000) Guidelines for Distance Learning Library Services
http://www.ala.org/acrl/guides/distlrng.html

ACCREDITING ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES ( USA):

Middle States Commission on Higher Education
http://www.msache.org/

New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
http://www.neasc.org/

North Central Association Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (NCA)
http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/resources/guidelines/gdistance.html

Commission on Colleges of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
http://www.cocnasc.org/

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS)
http://www.sacscoc.org/

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
http://www.wascweb.org/

JOURNALS:

DESIGnation (Australia)

Journal of the Distance Education Special Interest Group (DESIG), Australian Library and Information Association

Distance Learning (formerly ECLSS) Newsletter

Contact ACRL/ALA, 50 Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611 or call 800-545-2433, extension 2517

DistLib Digest (Canada)

The newsletter of the Canadian Library Association Library, Services for Distance Learning Interest Group.
http://209.217.90.93/about/igroups/distlib/

Journal of Library and Information Services for Distance Learning

A newly-announced journal to be published by Haworth Press - first issue due Spring 2002.
Contact Harvey R. Gover at hgover@tricity.wsu.edu.

Journal of Library Services for Distance Education (USA)

A peer-reviewed e-journal, International in scope, publishing refereed articles focusing on the issues and challenges of providing research/information services to students enrolled in formal post-secondary distance education.
http://www.westga.edu/library/jlsde

Online Chronicle of Distance Education and Communication

Contact Abbey Manburg at chron@fcae.acast.nova.edu

Virtual University Gazette

A free monthly electronic newsletter for distance learning professionals working at the university, higher education and professional continuing education levels. Email vug@oaknetpub.com with the message: SUBSCRIBE
http://www.geteducated.com/vugaz.htm

LISTSERVES

Off-campus Library Services List(based in the United States)

Send an e-mail message to listserv@cwis-20.wayne.edu
In the body of the message, type SUBSCRIBE OFFCAMP [YOUR NAME]

Distlib-L(Distance Learning Interest Group, Canadian Library Association)

Send an e-mail message to listserv@lib.lakeheadu.ca
In the body of the message, type SUBSCRIBE DISTLIB-l [YOUR NAME]

NCLIB4DIST-L

A "solutions-based forum" for all North Carolina librarians and others interested in these issues.
Send an e-mail message to listproc@uncg.edu
In the body of the message, type SUBSCRIBE NCLIBS4DIST-L [YOUR NAME]

ONLINE RESOURCES TO GET YOU STARTED

Greer, Ann T (Southern University)

"Practical Solutions to On-campus Comparability and Learning Outcomes." The presentation is based upon the recommendations from Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) concerning library users' learning outcomes and comparability of off-campus and on-campus library support.
http://www.library.southern.edu/fo/dist

Greer, Ann T. (Southern University)

"A Practitioner's Manual: A Planning Tool for the Quick Development of Asynchronous and Interactive Synchronous Internet Library Support." A succinct manual has been prepared that may be used to assist in the design of a workable strategy when the task to deliver global electronic library support is imminent and time is a factor. The manual is a blend of theory and practicality. Its contents are based upon the disciplines of computer, library, and information sciences. It is divided into 4 sections: Authoritative foundation for distance education support; manpower needed to develop, implement, and maintain the support; storyboard and resulting homepage design that coordinates the support; and evaluation tools for accreditation purposes and continous improvement of the support. References are included for those who need more than the concise information that this guide provides.
http://www.library.southern.edu/fo/dist/asdal-manual.wpd

Commonwealth of Learning, UK

This is a UK site on Virtual Education.
http://www.col.org/virtualed/index.htm

DistLib Digest, January 2001

Resources
http://209.217.90.93/about/igroups/distlib/resources.htm

Sloan, Bernie

Library Support for Distance Learning
http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/~b-sloan/libdist.htm

Swaine, Cynthia Wright

Delivering Library Services for Distance Learning: Maneuvering the Curves, Bumps, and Blind Spots; RALC presentation, May 8, 1998
http://www.lib.odu.edu/services/disted/ralcdl2.html

Swaine, Cynthia

Resources for Distance Learning Library Services
http://www.lib.odu.edu/services/disted/dersrcs.html

SURVEYS

Greer, Ann T. (Southern University)

Interim-course and post-course online surveys. These evaluation tools were developed in the context of Bloom's Hierarchy of Learning and the Association of College & Research Libraries' (ACRL) learning outcomes requirement. Questions posed are an endeavor to determine quality of the distance education library support program. As reported by users, the completed surveys serve as documentation for accrediting bodies to help ascertain if off-campus support is comparable to on-campus support.
http://www.library.southern.edu/fo/dist/asdal-surveys.wpd

FORMS

Greer, Ann T. (Southern University)

Samples of book requests, journal requests, and media requests are included. Sample HTML code is also provided.
http://www.library.southern.edu/fo/dist/asdal-forms.wpd

LIBRARY TUTORIALS

Greer, Ann T. (Southern University)

Brevity is a welcome component of instructional tutorials for distant education constituents. Effective searching techniques, evaluating Internet resources, and step-by-step online database search instructions are included.
http://www.library.southern.edu/fo/dist/asdal-tutorials.wpd

Pusey, Sabrina (Andrews University)

The Library Primer includes lessons in computer basics, Netscape Navigator, searching the library catalog, JeWeL, formulating search strategies, and using online databases and the World Wide Web. There is a glossary, and review questions at the end of each lesson.
http://www2.andrews.edu/~puseysa/tutorials.html

NOT TO FORGET BOOKS...

For Students:

Connick, George P. The Distance Learner's Guide. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. Prentice Hall. 1999.
A guide to distance education and higher education in general for the college student.

For Instructors and Consortia:

Hanna, Donald Ed., Glowacki-dudka, Michelle & Conceicao-Runlee, Simone. 147 practical tips for teaching online groups: essentials of web-based education. Atwood Publishing. 2000.

Simonson, M., Smaldino, S. and others. Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. Prentice Hall. 2000.

Picciano, A. Distance Learning: Making connections Across Virtual Space and Time. Upper Saddle River, Columbus Ohio. Prentice Hall. 2001.

Shoemaker, Cynthia. Leadership in continuing and Distance Education in Higher Education. London. Allyn and Bacon. 1998. (Excellent Reading).

LISTS OF CONSORTIA

Distance Education Consortia
http://www.tageducation.org/deconsortia.htm

Last Revised February 13, 2001