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Enhancing Dissertation Success: Information Literacy Workshops at Glyndŵr University

At Glyndŵr University, our small team focuses on empowering students through tailored dissertation workshops. We address common concerns that students bring to our enquiry and library helpdesk by providing essential support in research and planning. Over two days, we hosted four sessions with 50 participants, including 18 international students from various disciplines. Feedback highlighted the practicality of our sessions, which covered dissertation planning, proposal writing, and crucial tips from experienced staff. We're committed to improving academic success through targeted information literacy sessions.

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Enhancing Dissertation Success: Information Literacy Workshops at Glyndŵr University

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  1. Information Literacy by Stealth! Trish Maybury and Nicola Watkinson, Glyndŵr University Library Services

  2. A little bit about us… • Small team • Lots of sessions • Two desks

  3. Issue desk

  4. Enquiry desk

  5. Issue desk

  6. Informal vs. formal

  7. Why this works for us? • Help in context • Good gauge • Customer service

  8. Dissertation workshops TIME MANAGEMENT STUDY SKILLS USING ELECTRONIC RESOURCES EXPERIENCES OF GRADUATES

  9. Why do we need dissertation workshops? • In response to issues about dissertation preparation which students bring to the Enquiry and Library Helpdesk • To provide support to dissertation students with their research and planning • To highlight resources that are available

  10. The Session! • Who? Should we target specific groups? • What? What would be most useful to them? • When? Timing is important – when should we hold it? We wanted the optimum effect

  11. First Session Facts • 50 students took part • 4 sessions over 2 days • 18 international students • Students who attended were on MBA/MSc/BA/MA courses • Subject areas: Humanities/Business/Art/Science

  12. What did the students say about the session? Useful things about the sessions: ●Planning and preparing for your dissertation ●Staff sharing their knowledge and experience ●Tips on how to survive the process

  13. Session Feedback ●Why not provide this service at the start of the course? ●How to write the perfect proposal! ●Will there be more workshops like this?

  14. Looking ahead? • Online evaluations • Targeted Information Literacy sessions

  15. What do you think?

  16. Contact us • Trish Maybury - t.maybury@glyndwr.ac.uk • Nicola Watkinson – n.watkinson@glyndwr.ac.uk or @nicolaw29 / @glynlib

  17. Reference • Hauxwell, H. (2008), ‘Information literacy at Service Desk: the role of circulations staff in promoting information literacy’. Journal of Information Literacy, Vol.2, No.2, pp.86-93.

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