Learning Objects Showcase A-Z by Title

Browse this list of learning objects created by Harvard librarians, or consult other learning objects repositories, such as MERLOT or ACRL's PRIMO database. If you would like to reuse a learning object posted in LOL, please contact the author(s) and refer to the LOL repurposing and reuse guidelines, at left.

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You may also browse by the following topics: AFRICAN VIDEO, CITATION STYLES, E-RESOURCES PORTAL, GERMANIC FILMS, HOLLIS/HOLLIS CLASSIC, MAPS, MUSIC RESOURCES, PROMOTION OF LIBRARY SERVICES, STAFF DEVELOPMENT

AFRICAN VIDEO COLLECTION

  • Description: Focuses on videocassettes, DVDs and films from, on, or about Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Author(s): Bassey Irele.

APA EXPOSED

  • Description: A tutorial to help students understand why to use APA format, recognize basic APA formatting requirements, learn the author-date method, and follow requirements for citing references using the APA format.
  • Author(s): Wendy K. Mages, Deborah S. Garson. Thanks also go to Carla Lillnik, Kristin Lofblad, Gino Beniamino, and Allison Harrington

CHARTING YOUR WAY THROUGH MAPS, MEDIA, DATA, AND GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

  • Description: Using the Cape Wind controversy as an illustrative case, showcases resources and services available through Maps, Media, Data, and Government Information that are directly relevant to course work and scholarship at Harvard.
  • Author(s): MMDGI staff members, Marty Schreiner, Executive Producer: Bonnie Burns; Writers: Bonnie Burns and George Clark; Camera, Film and Editing: Paul Worster; Additional Editing: Miranda Lippold-Johnson; Google Video Creation: Scott Walker; Narration: Scott Walker.

DESTINATIONS

  • Description: This is a companion resource for a Gen Ed course assignment for Professor Menand's US/W 23 "Art and Thought in the Cold War" (spring '11). It offers context and a place to begin for students who will need to locate a primary source document in one of Harvard's libraries. Images of related artifacts from the library's collections are featured as samples to stimulate students' curiosity. It serves as a nice model for an alternative to the traditional research guide.
  • Author(s): Susan Gilroy

FINDING E-RESOURCES BY SUBJECT AND KEYWORD

  • Description: A step-by-step guide to understanding and effectively using the library's "Find E-Resources" tool, especially when a student knows little more about the resource(s) needed than the general subject area of inquiry.
  • Author(s): Script: Mary Beth Clack and Kelly Haigh; Narrator: Kelly Haigh; Production: Widener Research Services and HCL Research, Teaching and Learning Services; Editing: Mary Beth Clack, with Paul Worster.

GERMANIC FILM DATABASE

  • Description: A tool for searching Harvard's collection of Germanic films, exclusive of other film holdings. The database is designed to promote discovery of materials through useful categories, such as format, language, country of origin, etc.
  • Author(s): Sebastian Hierl

HOLLIS VS. HOLLIS CLASSIC COMPARISON (LONG)

  • Description: Demonstrates basic differences between the search interfaces and retrieval capabilities of HOLLIS and HOLLIS Classic.
  • Author(s): Narrator: Hugh Truslow; Video: Peter Reuell; Editing: Paul Worster, Script: Ramona Islam; Production: Michael Hemment.

HOLLIS VS. HOLLIS CLASSIC COMPARISON (SHORT)

  • Description: Briefly describes basic differences between HOLLIS and HOLLIS Classic.
  • Author(s): Narrator: Kelly Haigh; Video: Peter Reuell; Editing: Paul Worster, Script: Ramona Islam; Production: Michael Hemment.

MAPS DEMO


  • Description: Geographical moving image tours that integrate maps with landscapes in Google Earth can be custom designed by Map Librarians to support courses.
  • Author(s): Bonnie Burns. Contact Bonnie if you or professors you work with are interested in having a tour custom made.

To view the Maps Demo:

  1. Save this file to your desktop: Expositions.kmz.
  2. Open Google Earth (you may download the free version at http://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/).
  3. In Google Earth, choose File>Open and open the file Expositions.kmz.
  4. Highlight the "Expositions" folder under Temporary Places.
  5. Make sure the checkbox is clicked to display the maps.
  6. Click the arrow button to play the tour or click "+" to expand the folder and double-click on a map to zoom to it.

ONLINE RESOURCES FOR MUSIC SCHOLARS

  • Description: Provides a basis for beginning electronic research on a wide variety of topics in music, including historical musicology, ethnomusicology, music theory, composition, and performance practice.
  • Author(s): Liza Vick and Kerry Masteller.

PEABODY COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS

 

  • Author(s): Susan Berstler and Helen Quigley

PLUG & PLAY VIRTUAL LIBRARY

  • Description: A RefShare database, accessible to Harvard Librarians, that allows the creator to share with colleagues links to relevant articles on teaching, learning, and research, with full bibliographic detail. Also allows for colleagues to share commentary about the cited sources.
  • Author(s): Michael Hemment.

SCAN AND DELIVER (STAFF TRAINING VIDEO)

  • Description: Walks library assistants through the preservation and scanning processes necessary to delivering the Scan and Deliver service successfully.
  • Author(s): Actors: Tom Bruno and Ethel Hellman; Video and Editing: Peter Reuell; Script: Ramona Islam, Tom Bruno, and Michael Hemment; Special Thanks to: Beth Brainard, Susan Fliss, Cheryl McGrath

TOOLS OF THE TRADE: A LIBRARY STARTER KIT FOR HARVARD FRESHMEN

  • Description: A primer for freshmen, introducing them to the vast collections and expert library services available to them at Harvard, and inviting them to enter this realm of research, understanding that librarians are delighted to help them along the way.
  • Author(s): Written by Susan Gilroy; images by Enrique Diaz.

TOP 10 THINGS GRADUATE STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT USING THE LIBRARIES AT HARVARD

  • Description: Harvard graduate student, Chris Barrett, introduces new graduate students to the 10 most important tips about using the libraries at Harvard.
  • Author(s): Speech by Chris Barrett. Production by Ramona Islam, HCL Services for Academic Programs.