Resources for Faculty Developing Blackboard Courses
VCU Libraries offers a variety of services and resources to assist faculty who are creating online courses in Blackboard. Click on any of the links below for more information about a particular item.
Electronic Reserves
http://www.library.vcu.edu/reserves/
Make your course readings available over the Internet by using the
Electronic Reserves Service.
Linking to Full-Text Articles
http://www.library.vcu.edu/tml/bibs/elinking.html
Instructions for building links to specific articles from the
Libraries' collection of online journals.
Multimedia Workstations
http://www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/mrs/mediacomputers.html
For do-it-yourself types, there are workstations in both libraries
to create digitized sounds, video clips, images, and text.
My Library
https://www.library.vcu.edu/mylibrary/
Create a special My Library page for your class
with links to frequently used library resources.
Connect from Home
http://www.library.vcu.edu/help/isp.html
EZProxy is the key to using resources from home or anywhere
off-campus. You can link to these instructions from within your
course.
Distance Education Student Resources
http://www.library.vcu.edu/research/disted_toolkit.html
Useful information and links for students accessing the library
remotely.
Help for Off-Campus Students
http://www.library.vcu.edu/research/disted_toolkit.html
FAQ with answers to students' most common questions.
Resource Guides
http://www.library.vcu.edu/guides/
Selected lists of resources compiled by librarians on topics
ranging from art history to zoology.
Individual Consultations
http://www.library.vcu.edu/help/consult.html
Library specialists can meet with you to discuss any course-related
need.