Promoting a comprehensive view of library resources in a course management system

Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the way the University of North Carolina Libraries have begun to incorporate library resources into their university course management system.Design/methodology/approachThe paper presents a case study of course‐specific web pages that have been incorporated into BlackBoard sites as a way to facilitate the use of the library and to promote a comprehensive view of library services and resources at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.FindingsStudents and professors appreciate course‐specific web pages that provide access to library resources that relate directly to class assignments. Web page usage statistics show that students are using librarian‐created course pages to access library materials.Originality/valueThe paper describes a way for librarians to bring library resources into a course management system that may be beneficial for other academic libraries.