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BACK TO THE BASICS:

Library Instruction Redux

BRENT [email protected]

MELISSA [email protected]

FU ZHU0 [email protected]

University of Missouri–Kansas City Miller Nichols Library

Presenters:

Today’s Program

Background Rationale for change New instruction program Evaluation & future steps Questions

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About the University of Missouri – Kansas City

Enrollment: 14,462 (Fall 2007) 62% undergraduate students 38% graduate & professional students Up to 1365 students living on-campus

http://www.umkcgetalife.com/factsandstats.html

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Two Core Classes

Arts & Sciences 100 (A&S 100) Introduction to university life Required for freshmen and transfer

students English 110

Basic composition course Required general education requirement Common syllabus Often enroll during same semester as A&S

100

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Previous Instruction Plans

2006 and before A&S 100 sections planned individually English 110 sections planned

individually 2007

A&S 100 taught uniformly (with “just in case” method)

English 110 section planned individually (often following A&S 100 lesson plan)

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Just in Case?

Search strategy Search the catalog Search a database Locate materials within library building Locate materials outside library building Locate electronic and paper format of

articles Do a library exercise outside of class

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Rationale for Change

Too much information/too little time Same instruction/same semester

A&S 100 adapted for English 110 Primary difference:

A&S 100’s no research English 110’s topics to research for class

Some students in both A&S 100 and English 110

Same semester Some just few weeks apart

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More Rationale

Frustration of librarians / students Too few standards/too little

assessment ACRL Standards not purposely applied

Short survey

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Current Plan

Less is more Active learning Group interaction and discussion Limit failure Accommodates different learning

styles Incorporates ACRL Standards and

assessment

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A&S 100

Introduction to library Myths vs. facts

Class discussion about why myth or fact Vocabulary

Introduces basic, as yet unavoidable, jargon

Catalog and Academic Search PremierFamiliarize/Awareness two basic resources

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English 110

Beginning research skills Developing search strategies Using the library catalog Using a general database

Translating topics into useable search strategies With sample topic, librarian leads class in

Identifying three main ideas Brainstorming synonyms and related terms Selecting set of terms to create basic search Demonstrating search

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English 110

Translating topics into useable search strategies Selecting own terms from topic students pair

up Repeat process using a worksheet Try their search strategies in databases

Librarian led discussion Varying results Effectiveness of different searches

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Assessment

The Spring semester 2008 Based on the learning outcomes and

ACRL Standards, we have created two evaluation forms to find out if our new approaches would meet students needs

One session of A&S 100 with 20 evaluation forms.

Four sessions of English 110 with 89 evaluation forms.

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A&S 100 Evaluation Form

1. Please write down one thing you learned today from this session.

2. Please circle the class activities that have helped you learn about the library.

A. Myths & Facts.

B. Vocabulary.

C. Class Discussion.

D. All of them

3. What questions do you still have about the library?

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Spring Semester 2008 – A&S 100

Please circle the activity that helps you learn about the library

Myths/Facts 24%

Vocabulary 21%

Class Discussion 26%

All of Them 29%

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2. Please circle the class activities that have helped you learn the library.

a. Search Strategy.

B. MERLIN/Academic Search Premier Demonstration.

C. MERLIN/Academic Search Premier Hands-on Activity .

D. All of the above.


English 110 Evaluation Form

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Spring Semester 2008 – English 110

Please circle the class activity that helps you learn about the library

Search Strategy 15%

Demonstration 9%

Hands-on 14%

All of the above 62%

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Assessment

Implications Small amount of data Flaws in the design of the evaluation forms Multiple answers to the same question

Comments Need to design a new evaluation form to

get students feedback on classroom activities.

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Fall Semester 2008

Fall Semester implemented new evaluation forms

Number of sessions in A&S 100 and English 110 English 110 has 13 sessions with 133

returned evaluation forms. A&S 100 has 18 sessions with 320 returned

evaluation forms

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A&S 100 New Evaluation Form


2. The demonstration of the library catalog has helped me learn what I need to know to complete future assignment.

a. Strongly agree b. Agree c. Neutral d. Disagree e. Strongly disagree

3.The demonstration of Academic Search Premier has prepared me to do future research.


4. I would like to have some handouts on how to search library resources before class.



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Fall Semester 2008 – A&S 100

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English 110 New Evaluation Form


2. The demonstration of the library catalog and how to use the database has helped me learn what I need to know to complete my assignment.


3. The hands-on activity about the library catalog and using the database has helped learn what I need to know to complete my assignment.


4. I am comfortable in finding journal articles after this class.


5. The search strategy activity will help me in my library research.


6. What questions do you still have about the library?F

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Fall Semester 2008 - English 110

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Future Steps – A&S 100

Refine active learning activities Student discussion of library experiences Redesign library facts and myths to reflect

library’s on-going changes in services and resources

Redesign library terminology and using clickers to do such exercises

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Future Steps – English 110

More student centered instruction Address students’ research topics (point of

need) Identify students’ diverse learning styles Use students own choice of topics to do

hands-on exercises

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Integrate English 225 into new instruction program

Higher level of English composition course

Need more advanced research skills Critically formulate and refine in-depth

search strategy

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Student centered and active class plan How to select a manageable and

interesting topic Critically evaluate information gathered

Make students come up with criteria to evaluate research resources (both online and in print)

Properly citing scholarly sources Copyright law and avoid plagiarism

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QUESTIONS?:

Myths & Facts The Libraries have online materials that are not available through Google. The purpose of the library is to provide the books students need. I can borrow 2000 books from the library at one time. I can renew library books from home. My study group can eat pizza while we work in the Miller Nichols Library. If the library doesn’t have the book or article I want, I’m out of luck. Every semester a student’s personal property, like a laptop, iPod, or cell

phone, is stolen in the library. Since all the information I need for my classes is available free on the

Internet, I can do the research the night before my class paper is due. I can access most UMKC online library resources from anywhere in the

world. I will bother the librarians or library staff if I ask them any questions while

I am in the library.

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A place to get help using the library. Search engine to find articles on a particular topic. Letters and numbers used to find books on the library shelf. A place to check out books.

Summary of an article. Search engine to find books, DVDs and other items in UMKC libraries. A publication similar to a magazine with articles written and approved by experts in a field of study.

Magazines, newspapers and journals.

Merlin Online Catalog

Periodical

Call Number

Database

Scholarly Journal

Reference Desk

Access Services Desk

Abstract

Vocabulary

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Reference Desk

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