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IFLApres FunnyGuy Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 17 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: October 22, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript NSU Partnership with Libraries in Latin American and the Caribbean : NSU Partnership with Libraries in Latin American and the Caribbean Johanna Tuñon & Laura L. RamirezNova Southeastern University: Nova Southeastern University 1972 distance education; 1983 online Enrollment of 18,000 in Florida, US & abroad Site-based masters and doctoral programs in business and education Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Panama, and Venezuela Online graduate degree programs in business, education, and computer science Library, Research and Information Technology Center : Library, Research and Information Technology Center Library, Research and Information Technology Center: Library, Research and Information Technology Center Fort Lauderdale, FL Provides quality library services International programs raise new considerations, challenges and concerns Ensuring equivalent library services to distance students international distance graduate studentsLocal Library Agreements : Local Library Agreements Allow students to use local libraries Agreements in Dominican Republic and Venezuela Collections usually do not support doctoral research Cost can be prohibitive CompetitionBranch Libraries : Branch Libraries Bahamas, Jamaica, and Panama Established in 1998 following SACS recommendations Budget of $40,000 per site for books and journals Staffed by professional librarians Small collections; too distant for someDocument Delivery Services : Document Delivery Services Up to 25 items per week, including Photocopies of articles Books Microfiche International postal system; customs DHL and Federal Express Wayne State University and University of Michigan do not deliver internationallyDocument Delivery Solutions: Document Delivery Solutions British Library Document Supply Centre Prospero ILLiad Online Access Problems : Online Access Problems 200 online databases, some full-text WilsonWeb ProQuest ERIC E*Subscribe netLibrary Full-text can vary Business as much as 75% Social Sciences only 25-30%Bibliographic Instruction : Bibliographic Instruction Reference Services through Toll-free number Email Instruction in a variety of formats Online tutorials On campus orientation Travel to sitesLanguage Barriers : Language Barriers Classes in Venezuela begun in Spanish; transition to English Spanish instruction English resources Brazil Completely in Portuguese No commercial databases Dominican RepublicCultural & Political Sensibilities: Cultural & Political Sensibilities Foreign procedures, resources, systems Limited library support Stigma of distance education Remedial Older students Library instruction can help mitigate fearsConclusions : Conclusions Equivalent services is the goal Online articles, e-books, & other resources has helped Serious limitations & problems need to be addressed Contact:: Contact: Johanna Tuñon Head of Distance and Instructional Library Services tunon@nova.edu Laura L. Ramirez North Miami Beach Branch Librarian lucio@nova.edu NSU Electronic Library http://www.nova.edu/library