The Digital Reading Room at Athabasca University

Abstract

thabasca University Library has used a Digital Reading Room (DRR) to support courses for almost 10 years. While the old version of the DRR remained successful and functional, it was out of date and we embarked on a complete overhaul to launch a new version of the DRR. Taking into account feedback from across the university, our team developed a new DRR that not only updated the look of the site and preserved the functionality, but also improved the. The new DRR is much easier for staff to use, helps us deal with copyrighted materials, and can now be embedded anywhere. This session will provide an overview of our approach and a brief demo of how the Digital Reading Room works.