INFOhio Transforms Content Delivery for PreK-12 Students: From Physical Classrooms to Virtual SchoolRooms

INFOhio Transforms Content Delivery for PreK-12 Students: From Physical Classrooms to Virtual SchoolRooms

Theresa M. Fredericka, Jennifer Schwelik
ISBN13: 9781613503089|ISBN10: 1613503083|EISBN13: 9781613503096
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-308-9.ch012
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Fredericka, Theresa M., and Jennifer Schwelik. "INFOhio Transforms Content Delivery for PreK-12 Students: From Physical Classrooms to Virtual SchoolRooms." E-Reference Context and Discoverability in Libraries: Issues and Concepts, edited by Sue Polanka, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 126-135. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-308-9.ch012

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Fredericka, T. M. & Schwelik, J. (2012). INFOhio Transforms Content Delivery for PreK-12 Students: From Physical Classrooms to Virtual SchoolRooms. In S. Polanka (Ed.), E-Reference Context and Discoverability in Libraries: Issues and Concepts (pp. 126-135). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-308-9.ch012

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Fredericka, Theresa M., and Jennifer Schwelik. "INFOhio Transforms Content Delivery for PreK-12 Students: From Physical Classrooms to Virtual SchoolRooms." In E-Reference Context and Discoverability in Libraries: Issues and Concepts, edited by Sue Polanka, 126-135. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-308-9.ch012

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Abstract

This chapter presents a case study of how INFOhio, Ohio’s library and information network for PreK-12 schools, transformed content delivery through partnerships and collaborations to benefit today’s digital learners. It chronicles the formation of a unique relationship between INFOhio and library software vendor SirsiDynix, a partnership that was shaped by the common vision of creating a virtual classroom of reference, research, and discovery material to support student curricular needs. Discussion covers the creation and implementation of the Discovery Portal for student research and inquiry, which brings together Internet content, electronic resources, and physical library materials under one, online interface for Ohio students. Significant traditional and non-traditional partnerships have enabled INFOhio to become one of the largest school library Information Technology projects in the country.

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