Faculty Spotlight

Sheila Afnan-Manns, Librarian

OneClick Digital: Scholarly Info, Free of Charge© The PVCC Library Response to Open Access Discourse

Today’s scholarly landscape—that is, places where faculty, students, researchers, and the public can find scholarly information—is rapidly expanding on a Proprietary←→Open Access digital continuum:

Proprietary Library information—those scholarly databases subscribed to with College and District funds yet “free” to students and faculty at the point of need —are rich in content with e-books, newspaper and magazine articles, empirical research published in top peer reviewed journals, images, film, audio, and more.

Open Access (OA) information—those scholarly resources truly free to the end user—are growing rapidly including OA textbooks, journals, archives and digital images, learning objects, ebooks, open courses, conference proceedings, unpublished faculty notes, government web sites, blogs, tweets, and more.

Transcending any one type of information, the PVCC Library’s OneClick Digital© refers to the intellectual and technical act of blending course-relevant content across the proprietary←→open access scholarly continuum in a way that aligns with MCCCD’s Official Approved Course Descriptions, Course Competencies, and Course Outlines and is made available through seamless, copyright compliant online platforms such as Blackboard.

The OneClick© net effect is free or nearly free access to digital course materials that can potentially offset student costs—whether as a textbook supplement or replacement—while enhancing student learning through engagement with superior scholarly information. By acknowledging the multiple sources of scholarly information available in the digital marketplace and emphasizing their complementary qualities, OneClick Digital© adds value to Open Access discourse by providing a comprehensive perspective with broad application.

OneClick Digital Opportunities @ the PVCC Library:

• Blackboard embeddable, copyright compliant digital course packs
• Ebrary ebook course
• E-reserves
• Customized projects
  

Contact PVCC Faculty Librarians Sheila Afnan-Manns (ext. 76691) or Kande Mickelsen (ext. 76692) to pursue exciting OneClick Digital© opportunities today!

OneClick Digital©, its variations, and the corresponding definition are the intellectual property of Paradise Valley Community College Faculty Librarians Sheila Afnan-Manns and Kande Mickelsen.

Operationalization of the term was a collaborative effort within the PVCC Library with faculty members Sheila Afnan-Manns, Jonathan Barber, Cinthya Ippoliti, and Kande Mickelsen as well as substantive contributions from Ron Bleed. The terms and concept may be used with permission by contacting sheila.afnan-manns@pvmail.maricopa.edu or kandice.mickelsen@pvmail.maricopa.edu, or calling (602) 787-7215.