activity report for the new induction
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Information Literacy Programs for new inducted FACULTY &
STUDENTS
To give awareness about library resources and services to new inducted faculty members and
students, library professional (services) plan to organize:
Orientation sessions in Library Library help desk @ Departments Organized library survey with faculty members Liaison with Departments
To gain the targets of information awareness, above mentioned activities were started with the
commencement of the semester on February 10, 2014. Information specialists includes Naveed
Siddique, Information Specialist for Chemical Engineering and Research, Nasira Munir, Information
specialist for Electrical & Computer Engineering and Aiman Shahnawaz, Information Specialist for
Management Sciences and Architecture & Design were started the activities under cover
Information Literacy Program.
The purposes of above mentioned activities are:
To educate new student about library CIIT Lahore To give awareness to new library users about their library rights To know the information and knowledge needs of CIIT Lahore faculty members To market library resources and services among faculty members and researchers To create communications channels between department and library
With proper planning and strategy, Information specialist developedbrochures, leaflets and flexes
to give awareness and knowledge about library services. Librarians visited their respective
departments and established their desks with the help of departmental staff. Information Specialists
guided all the students specially the new comers about the library, library rules and its services.
Library staff holds the help desk and displayed the flexes containing LIS services to attract the
students towards LIS desk. Information specialist hooks up with students to inform them about their
library registration and other services and library rules. They also listened to the old students queries
and tried to manage them at the spot, rest were guided towards the LIS department.
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To connect with faculty, library professionals visited faculty members in their departments and
faculty offices in faculty block. Library staff delivered the feedback forms to the faculty members to
know their views about LIS and their research needs. In general, faculty members were asked about
the proficiency of Library Information Services. Library staff also offered different services to all
faculties which was not availing them before, like training for us e of TURNITINand VPN. Library
professionals encouraged them to share their views about LIS department, services and complaints.
The response from Faculty was very good regarding all the activities of Information Literacy
Program. The motivation level of the library professional grew up after visiting them. They shared
their views, experiences and suggestions with information specialists. Library staff tried to solve
some of their issues at the spot. Library has received many filled up feedback forms. These healthy
signs show that faculty will cooperate with library to make Information specialist services
successful in future.