VALA2016 Session 7 Chua

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Beyond library walls: supporting academic capacity building with digital technologies

VALA2016 CONCURRENT SESSION 7: Rethink IT
Wednesday 10 February 2016, 12:00 – 12:30
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Sharon Chua

Deakin University, Vic

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Abstract

The use of digital technology tools is one of the many ways to help academics meet student-learning needs. With diverse student cohorts and high enrolment numbers, there is also a challenge for library support to be inclusive, engaging and sustainable. Academics are often time poor and unaware of how these digital technologies can be used to contribute to their teaching. This paper is written from a business librarian’s perspective on how academics were supported in learning and utilising digital technologies. It consists of a critical reflection of the journey.

 

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VALA2014 Session 5 Pham

Influences of technology on collaboration between academics and librarians

VALA2014 CONCURRENT SESSION 5: Innovate
Tuesday 4 February 2014, 14:05 – 14:35
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Hue Thi Pham and Kerry Tanner

Monash University, Vic

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Abstract

This paper presents the preliminary findings of an in-depth case study of the influences of technology in collaboration between academics and library staff in an Australian university. It has investigated the use of the current technologies, enabling and constraining factors of technology as well as the influences of institutional structure on the use of technology in collaboration. Institutional contexts, capability of the collaborator, and the academic and professional divide were analysed to gain further insights. It concludes with recommendations for universities interested in addressing the issues of technology and structure in collaboration between library staff and academics in various academic contexts.

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