turning wallflowers into groupies: getting non-users to use the academic library
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Turning Wallflowers into Groupies
Turning Wallflowers into GroupiesPresented by Andrea Reveley, Casey Lansinger & Lindsay Roberts
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Reveley, Andrea (RA) - Let me know what you think about the music clips. Some were easier than others to find a "good clip."Roberts, Lindsay (RL) - Totes adorbs!! Love the graphics...Distance Users
Ava, the Distance Learning Student
Feels isolated from the college campus and college -sponsored activities.
Unaware of what they are missing.
If it isn't on D2L, it doesn't exist.
Trying to fit school into their busy lives.
Needs flexibility.
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Lansinger, Casey (LC) - Strangely the text still looks kind of blurry, but it was done in Powerpoint, not Piktochart.New Users
Zack, the New UserTypically new to college/school.
Easily overwhelmed at the library.
Don't know what they don't know.
Trying to figure out how school will fit into their life.
Trying to find their niche on campus.
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Lansinger, Casey (LC) - Zack = Justin Bieber/Brian TandyFaculty/Adjunct
Denise, the Adjunct FacultyMay teach at several institutions simultaneously.
Lack of time.
May have a side job in addition to teaching.
Very busy; may sit on different committees.
Resistant to use e-resources.
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Non-Users
Tyler, the Non-UserGoogle is everything.
May be a younger demographic.
Tech nerds
They think the library carries mostly outdated resources.
This group could include faculty who don't use the library.
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Let's Talk!Find the table discussing the User Group you're most interested in.Need a 5th group? (ex. ESL, grad students, etc)20 mins - discuss SOME of the proposed questions (or your own!)Record ideas on legal sheets10 mins - Share back to the larger group
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Contact Information
Andrea Reveley / [email protected] Roberts / [email protected] Lansinger / [email protected]
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