Create or Curate: An Environmental Scan of Digital Learning Object Development

A 2012 survey focused on the sharing of information literacy teaching materials found that current practice amongst many librarians creating digital resources is to find existing learning materials before developing their own. This survey sought to examine whether this continues to be true for librarians creating or reusing Digital Learning Objects (DLOs) and what best practices regarding design and development of DLOs were being used. The survey was distributed via listservs focused on information literacy and library information technology without targeting any type of institution, program, or discipline. Follow-up interviews were conducted with six volunteer participants in order to learn more about specific cases and institutional contexts.