Abstract
During the COVID 19 crisis, the health sciences and sciences librarians at Sacramento State University recognized that the strategies traditionally used to meet the needs of the diverse student body would not suffice. Changes were needed to ensure that the librarians were taking advantage of the university’s instructional platforms and ensuring equitable access to librarian instruction during pandemic mandated distance learning. Sacramento State University’s student population is comprised of commuter students who work and have family care expectations, as well as a high percentage of students with limited, or no, access to technology. The need for asynchronous learning was accelerated due to these issues, as well as the increased demand from teaching faculty for digital learning objects and asynchronous learning modules that could be incorporated into newly developed online only courses. Understanding the needs and requirements for this new teaching landscape, the health sciences and sciences librarians worked together to create an online course which covered basic information literacy with interchanges database specific instruction, citation instruction, research and information ethics, and publication modules. Having the large online course allows for the specific modules to be used in multiple online courses, and are building blocks for future courses. This presentation will describe the development, current uses, and the future direction of this collaborative online learning platform. While these are built in Canvas, the presenters feel confident that the concept is easily transferable to other online learning systems.