New Approaches to E-Reserve

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Possible strategies

Collaboration, integration and interaction are the keystones for survival or expansion of e-reserve service

In the face of constant new developments in the technological environment, the best strategy for e-reserve service is to embrace change, look for opportunities to collaborate with other teaching and learning partners inside and outside the institution, and integrate with other campus services to provide the holistic education experience that the new generation of users demand. The December 2008 survey conducted by Ryerson University librarians had a question on ‘collaboration with others outside the library’ (Appendix I); 39% answered in the positive. The majority of these collaborations were with the university’s ...