1. Print Culture becomes
Digital Culture
THE PRINT TO DIGITAL MIGRATION…..
Kathleen Daniels, Librarian
kathleen.daniels@minneapolis.edu
Jennifer Sippel, Librarian
jennifer.sippel@minneapolis.edu

2. Does format matter?
 Print  Digital culture
 The MCTC Library collection is shifting from being a primarily
print collection to an increasingly digital collection.
 Some prime examples:
 Opposing Viewpoints series essays are available in
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center database
 Selected subject encyclopedia titles are available in
Gale Virtual Reference Library database

3. Why are we ordering so many online resources?
 Technology’s impact on information
production
 Convenience
 Student interest & expectation

4. Is print going away?
No…
 Not everything in our collection is going
digital or even available in digital format.
 Examples:
 Alternative Press titles
 Some resources do not translate well in digital format
 $$$. Unless prices drop, we simply will not be able to
afford digital versions of certain resources.
 Print experience is beneficial for some
students/assignments

5. Question/Discussion 1
 Scenario: A student locates books & articles
online for one of your assignments.
 Discussion: Would this meet the learning
objectives of the assignment? Why or why
not?

6. Terminology limitations
 Print vs. web
 Not a useful dichotomy, unless your learning objective(s)
requires print format
 Useful phrases that focus on learning goals and
good quality content – not the ―packaging‖…
 ―Library resources‖
 ―Resources found through MCTC Library’s website‖
 ―Library subscription resources‖
 ―Library reference resources‖

7. Good ―destinations‖ for beginning researchers
For these resource types… try this online source *…
Essays, argumentative writing, topic overviews Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center database
Topic overviews, Gale Virtual Reference Library database [these e-books are included in
biographies, introductions to concepts from within Library catalog]
subject discipline ABC/CLIO/Greenwood e-book database [these e-books are included in
Library catalog)]
CQ Researcher or Issues & Controversies databases
Magazine articles MasterFILE Premier database
AltPress Watch database
Newspaper articles ProQuest Newsstand Complete database
LexisNexis Academic database
Books Ebrary database [e-book database currently on a 1 year trial in 2010]
NetLibrary database [these e-books are included in Library catalog]
*all subscription databases listed are accessible
through MCTC Library’s website:
www.minneapolis.edu/library

8. Question/Discussion 2
 Scenario: You assign students to locate
―Library resources.‖
 Discussion: How do you know whether your
students have used library resources to find
their information?

9. Help from the MCTC Library
 ―Train-the-trainer‖ philosophy
 We are always willing to meet with you individually,
in small groups, or as a department, about courses,
assignments, and library resources
 INFS 1000: Information Literacy & Research Skills
 Required for Liberal Arts degree & some programs

10. Library Liaisons
Department/Field Liaison Librarian(s)
ACES Tom Eland (Sabbatical 2010-2011 AY)
ADEV Jane Jurgens , Kathleen Daniels
Arts Kathleen Daniels
English Amanda Mills, Jane Jurgens,
Tom Eland (Sabbatical 2010-2011 AY)
Health Kathleen Daniels
Humanities Tom Eland (Sabbatical 2010-2011 AY)
Nursing Kathleen Daniels
Science Kathleen Daniels
Social Sciences Jane Jurgens
Technical Programs Ginny Heinrich
Urban Teacher Program Kathleen Daniels
Women's Studies Tom Eland (Sabbatical 2010-2011 AY)

11. Question/Discussion 3
 Scenario: Design a short, developmentally
appropriate assignment (for an actual class?)
that embraces these concepts & ideas.
 Discussion: What questions do you have
about how to do this?

12. Parting Question
 How can MCTC Library inform you about our
resources—old & new, print & digital?