Audiovisual materials have long been used to supplement classroom instruction and research. Media, including film and video, can enrich instruction by illustrating course objectives, teaching visual and media literacy skills, and encouraging deeper exploration of course topics and themes.

The first and most important point in this article is that instructors should include electronic library resources as a part of their courses! The library collection is meant to support student learning; and electronic resources are ideal for use in learning management systems. Links directing students to electronic books, articles, journals, and databases can all be included in a course shell in a learning management system.

Scholarly communication refers to all the ways that scholarly work gets created, shared, disseminated, evaluated, and preserved.