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University of Limerick Information Literacy Initiatives

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University of Limerick Information Literacy Initiatives

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    1. University of Limerick Information Literacy Initiatives Aoife Geraghty Business Librarian aoife.geraghty@ul.ie

    2. Information Literacy for Undergraduates Taught postgraduates Research postgraduates Faculty Distance learners Mature students ..

    3. General Orientation for all new students With Student Services and with College Administrators Find it Fast in the Library (twice a year) For those who fall through the gaps, or who just want a little more

    4. Find it Fast in the Library Open to all Hands on, interactive Demonstrations and exercises Heavily advertised (email, student newspaper, posters & flyers) Doors shut when class is full Venue: Librarys large training room (24 pcs) A draw with follow-up publicity (presentation) Includes evaluation Librarian and library assistant for each session

    7. Find It Fast Attendance 17th-21st October 05 258 Comments The session was invaluable to my studies Excellent training session, I even enjoyed it.

    8. Student Recommendations Course should be made compulsory for all new students The tutorial is very useful, I learned a lot from it. Hope we continue to get more valuable training like this.

    9. Learnings Evaluation forms Should be more quantitative to generate useful data Vary Room sizes Run classes concurrently in small and large training rooms Re-title Getting Started Any ideas??? Referencing sessions a very successful response to user focus group feedback

    10. Undergraduates College librarians work with faculty to include information skills in the curriculum - e.g.s Nursing 1st years The Art and Science of Nursing Engineering 1st years Technical Writing Business 3rd years Research Methodologies

    11. The Art and Science of Nursing A new course 120 1st years 20% of module goes to Library & Information Skills Information skills are taught and assessed by the college librarian Assessment: Essay with reference list, including description of identification and location of sources

    12. Nursing NS4211 In addition to the essay you submit, which is the main assessment, you must also submit an additional copy of your reference list together with a description of how you identified and located your sources. (20%) The reference list can contain upwards of 10 items but must include at least 3 books 5 journal articles 2 websites

    13. Technical Writing - Engineering Library skills have been added to what had been an Information Technology course Computer literate students with poor writing skills 200 students divided into 7 2 hour sessions Faculty member sets and assesses assignment an essay demonstrating library skills Attendance mandatory

    14. Engineering Assignment Assignment 3 (5%) To be submitted on line using Turnitin. Using the skills you developed during the Library Information Skills Training write a one-page summary on the major contribution of one of the following: Philip Crosby W. Edwards Deming Kaoru Ishikawa Joseph M. Juran Genichi Taguchi Your answer must be correctly referenced and must fit on one side of an A4 page. It should be typed in size 11 font, with single line spacing; the text must be justified

    15. Research Methodologies - Business Library Treasure Hunt and Exam 300-500 students Faculty member and college librarian design classes and assessment together Final assessment by faculty member

    16. Business Treasure hunt You are to search for and demonstrate that you are able to find the items listed below. This hands-on exercise will develop key skills you will need to complete your FYP as well as many of your other assignments in your final two years at UL. Bring any answers and any questions you have to your tutorial. (Followed by a mid-term, multiple-choice exam)

    17. Ways in Nursing: A new programme in at the beginning Engineering: Library involvement in design of a new 1st year generic programme Business: a strong champion Get to know administrators and new lecturers Get to know your Institution

    18. Postgraduates Subject Librarians work with individual faculty members to meet with all taught postgraduate classes for at least one session Sessions cover: Library Skills You will Need Differentiating magazines from journals Differentiating books from journals Finding a book Finding a journal article Doing keyword searches Starting from one good article Managing references

    19. Researchers

    21. Faculty College librarians work with individual faculty members Focus Groups with faculty in05 Faculty would like to be able to advise their students on resources, but are aware that there is much that they need to learn themselves Finding time for updating their own skills is difficult Tend not to attend training offered Solution? A proactive approach from the library As much interactive, 24/7 help as possible

    22. The Dilemma Im always willing to learn, but I do not always like being taught Winston Churchill

    23. E-Learning Self-directed, self-paced learning Help when and where its wanted Distance, mature, part-time Makes IL more accessible to all Increasing student numbers/ decreasing resources Supplement to classes and guides Reduce training costs

    24. Online Help and Publications Online Tutorials Quickstart: The Library Step by Step Referencing: UL Guidelines on the Harvard Style Books The Library: A Guide for New Students Cite it Right: A Guide to Referencing in UL

    25. Planning Information Literacy Initiatives Surveys

    26. Planning the Tutorials Identify Learning Objectives (Terry Barrett) Look for multimedia or e-learning designers Begin with content/print Content and design Every screen must be meticulously planned designers wont take it away or run with it! Choose modules that wont need updating Test every step of the way

    27. Decisions to be Made Donaldson, K. (2000). Library research success: designing an online tutorial to teach information literacy skills to first-year students. The Internet and Higher Education 2(4): 237-251. Interactive vs Passive Screen grabs vs Live links to resources Stand alone block vs Integrated in library homepage Inhouse vs Outsource Optional vs Mandatory Mechanical vs Conceptual Graphics Quiz Flash / Opus / HTML / Toolbook / Hypercard Reality Check: You get what you pay for limited by designers abilities

    28. Money, money, money HEA Targeted funding for Special Initiatives Access Initiatives: 20,000 for Mature Students Quickstart: 10500 +VAT (+1500 to change screengrabs for new catalogue ) Referencing: 8500+VAT Print approx 1.20 per guide Time 5 months working with designers several months preparatory work!

    36. Online Tutorials - feedback Quickstart: approximately 500 hits per month Referencing Online Launched 3 weeks ago good use so far (Webalizer not working! so feedback from quizzes only) Cite it Right booklet excellent feedback, from students, from faculty and from University Management Good use of HEA Targeted Initiative funding

    37. The Future Quizzes alone a viable less costly alternative Ideas for further online tutorials Plagiarism? Use of soundfiles & podcasts will allow more tutorials on live resources Integration help available as questions occur Developing in-house talent Work with other libraries

    38. Contact aoife.geraghty@ul.ie Tel: 061 202164 www.ul.ie/~library

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