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LOCUS Powered by Moodle: Integrating the X-Server into a Learning Management System

LOCUS Powered by Moodle: Integrating the X-Server into a Learning Management System. Mary Reddick Charles Brown-Roberts Carlos Rodriguez. Today’s Presentation will:.

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LOCUS Powered by Moodle: Integrating the X-Server into a Learning Management System

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  1. LOCUS Powered by Moodle: Integrating the X-Server into a Learning Management System Mary ReddickCharles Brown-RobertsCarlos Rodriguez

  2. Today’s Presentation will: • Discuss efforts to promote greater student-faculty collaboration in the use of library resources in online course environments at California State University, Sacramento. • Be discussed in 3 parts:

  3. Part 1. Historical overview of the creation and evolution of a Library Resource Management System called LOCUS Online Memory Palace. • Part 2. The benefits and challenges of using the Ex Libris X-server to integrate MetaLib functionality into LOCUS. • Part 3. The need to coordinate LOCUS development with the overall goals and objectives of the Library web site.

  4. Part 1: Historical overview

  5. Part 2: The benefits & challenges of using the Ex Libris X-server • X-Server • Moodle • Technologies involved

  6. X-Server Enables connectivity to the MetaLib system • API • Application Programming Interface • Metasearch API • Prototype design by David Walker of California State University, San Marcos • OCLS Metasearch API • PHP5 alternative to javascript API • Javascript API • Incorporates AJAX into search and manage functionality

  7. MOODLE Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment • Benefits: • Leverages the power of the open source community • Meets accessibility requirements • SCORM compliant • Modular • Challenges • Accessibility • Porting LOCUS data into Moodle framework

  8. Technologies • AJAX: Asynchronous JavaScript and XML • Javascript libraries • Prototype • Google AJAXSLT • Scriptaculous

  9. Usage Flow Diagram User Interface LOCUS, Library, Other Javascript API Client side Interactive interface X-Proxy University Server Authentication, MetaLib session, Action variables X-Server XML request and respond with search results

  10. Part 3: The need to coordinate Library services • Goals/Objectives of Library Website • Reduce duplication of effort and access • Integration of personalization services

  11. Current Environment Authentication OPAC Authentication ILL Authentication Library Website e-RBR Authentication MetaLib Authentication LOCUS

  12. Future Environment OPAC ILL Authentication Library Website e-RBR Authorization MetaLib LOCUS

  13. Integration of PersonalizedLibrary Online Services • My Courses (LOCUS & e-RBR) • Library Materials Checked Out (View/Renew) • Holds/Recalls (OPAC) • ILL Requests (Illiad) • Fines/Fees (OPAC) • My Research (MetaLib) • Messages (OPAC, other)

  14. Long-term Integration OPAC Financial/Admin ILL HR/Payroll Campus Library Website e-RBR Student IS MetaLib LMS LOCUS Other

  15. Thank You! Questions? http://library.csus.edu/ELUNA/ http://locus.csus.edu/ http://prospector.csus.edu/

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