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For graduate students, we also have online versions of workshops in doing a literature review (all subjects), which are available on Blackboard. We encourage you to request access to these by emailing Nancy Schafer, Head of Reference & Research Services, at nschafer@odu.edu.

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By email: Ask-A-Librarian online form

By telephone: Toll-free 1-800-968-2638 on weekdays (ask to be transferred to the library); or call the library directly on days, evenings, weekends:

Reference Desk: 757-683-4178
Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery: 757-683-4171

Resources for Distance Learning Library Services

Guidelines for Distance Learning Library Services

Australia: Crocker, Christine, ed. (1982). Guidelines for Library Services to External Students. Ultimo, NSW: Library Association of Australia.
Canada: Guidelines for Library Support of Distance Learning in Canada
United Kingdom: Fisher, Raymond K. (1988). Library Services for Adult Continuing Education and Independent Learning: A Guide. Library Association Pamphlet 40. London: Library Association Publishing Ltd. Out of Print.
United States: ACRL Guidelines for Distance Learning Library Services [click on "Standards & Guidelines"]

Electronic discussion groups

OFFCAMP, Off-campus Library Services List at http://listserv.utk.edu Click on "Online Mailing List Archives." Scroll to the bottom of the page, and click on the link that says "Unlisted Archive Form." You will move to a page that asks for the name of the list you want. In the box, you can type "offcamp" (no quotes) and click on "Go."
Distlib-L (Distance Learning Interest Group, Canadian Library Association) Send an e-mail message to majordomo@bolt.lakeheadu.ca In the body of the message type: subscribe distlib-l
NCLIB4DIST-L A "solutions-based forum" for all North Carolina librarians and others interested in these issues. Send an e-mail message to listproc@uncg.edu In the body of the message type: subscribe nclibs4dist-l [your name]

Conferences/workshops

ALA Midwinter Conference, January 15-19, 2010, Boston
ALA Annual Conference June 24-29, 2010, Washington, D.C.
Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning August 3-6, 2010, Madison, WI
CLA Annual Conference June2-5, 2010, Edmonton
Off-Campus Library Services Conference (OCLS) April 28-30, 2010, Cleveland

Other conferences, such as LOEX, ASIS, EDUCAUSE, and Campus Technology, often devote all or part of their sessions to topics relevant to distance education.

For a comprehensive list of conferences related to distance learning, look at the Distance Education Clearinghouse .

Organizations

ACRL Distance Learning Section, Association of College and Research

Libraries)

Canadian Network for Innovation in Education - formerly Canadian Association for Distance Education (CADE)

Publications

Distance Learning Newsletter Contact ACRL/ALA, 50 Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611 or call 800-545-2433, extension 2517. Sent to members of the Distance Learning Section.
Journal of Library and Information Services for Distance Learning Published by Haworth Press.
Journal of Library Services for Distance Education Contact Carol Goodson at cgoodson@westga.edu
Online Chronicle of Distance Education and Communication Contact Abbey Manburg at chron@fcae.acast.nova.edu
Campus Technology (free to educators) Contact Syllabus Press, Inc. at Subscription Services, P.O. Box 759, Plainview, NY 11803-0759