Exploring the Digital Library

The Internet, the World Wide Web, electronic publishing, and digital libraries have had a tremendous impact on teaching, learning and scholarship.

Exploring the Digital Library, a volume in the Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning, addresses the key issue of library services for faculty and their students in the online learning environment. Written by librarians at Athabasca University, a leading institution in distance education, this book shows how faculty can effectively use digital libraries in their day-to-day work and in the design of electronic courses. Exploring the Digital Library is filled with information, ideas, and

• Discusses how information and communication technologies are transforming scholarship
• Provides suggestions for integrating digital libraries into teaching and course development
• Describes approaches to promoting information literacy skills and integrating these skills across the curriculum
• Outlines the skills and knowledge required in digital library use
• Suggests opportunities for faculty and librarians to collaborate in the online educational environment

The Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning offer a set of concise practical resources focused on helping higher education practitioners meet the challenges of the online learning environment.

"This book is a rare find! It speaks directly to university faculty--on their level and with their particular needs in mind--as they grapple with the ways that the digital revolution is transforming their research and teaching."
--LISA M. GIVEN, associate professor, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta