james l. mullins mals, phd dean of libraries & professor & diane c. rein phd, mls assistant...

James L. Mullins MALS, PhD Dean of Libraries & Professor

&Diane C. Rein PhD, MLS Assistant Life Science Librarian & Assistant Professor

Kaleidoscope of Scientific Literacy: A Future Trend?

June 26, 2006

or,

Teaching Old Dogs --New Tricks

Being “an old, new dog”• Thirty years experience

– career long commitment– recently aware of special needs of science &

engineering/technology • Significant change • Appreciation for change• Importance of listening, listening …• Perception of new needs, roles, and

expectations• Acting upon them

“Core competencies of learners in … information literacy ... teaching students how to learn ...”

Purdue University Strategic Plan,2001-2006,Goal 2, first characteristic

The “Trainers”

• Libraries Faculty and Staff

• Students

• Faculty

• Administration

• Alumni

• Donors

Trainers – Libraries Faculty & Staff

Digital Learning Collaboratory (DLC)

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Monday through Thursday 11 am to 10 pm and Sunday 6 to 10 pm.

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Monday - Thursday 11 am to 10 pm, Sunday 6 to 10 pm.

DigRef: Ask a Librarian

Trainers – Libraries Faculty & Staff

Trainers – Libraries Faculty & Staff

Innovative Ways toTeach and Assess

Trainers – Libraries Faculty & Staff

Bioinformatics Week

Specific modules and attendance: From the forthcoming article: Rein, DC, "Developing library bioinformatics services in context: the Purdue University Libraries bioinformationist program"; JMLA (July 2006):

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)

Numbers Percent

FACULTY 51 18.3

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATES 37 13.3

GRADUATE STUDENTS 144 51.8

PROFESSIONAL STAFF 46 16.5

Total 278 100.0

Purdue University Libraries Bioinformatics Week 2005:Attendees by Professional Rank

GRADUATE STUDENTS52%

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATES

13%

FACULTY18%

PROFESSIONAL STAFF17%

Trainers – Libraries Faculty & Staff

Bioinformatics Week

Trainers - Students

Undergraduate & Graduate Student Libraries’ AdvisoryCouncils

Trainers – Students and Faculty

Trainers – Administration

Provost

Dean,College of Science

Interim Dean,Collegeof Engineering

Deans Advisory Council --Alumniand Friends

Trainers – Alumni

W. Wayne Booker Endowed Chair in Information Literacy-$2,500,000 – September 2005

Trainers – Alumni and Donors

Why an Endowed Chair?

• Apparent need of new employees

• Surveyed the academic scene

• Became familiar with curriculum

• Decided it was the Libraries

• Supported development of CORE

• Underwrote expenses for ETS/ICT development

Dean

Assoc Deanfor Research

Assoc Deanfor Learning

ResearchSystemsAdmin

DataResearchScientist

DataResearchScientist

LibraryFaculty

Purdue Press Copyright Office

Assoc Deanfor Collections &

Information Resources

Assoc Deanfor Information

Technology

Assoc Deanfor Planning & Administration

Reorganization

Associate Dean for Learning

Associate Dean for Learning –

Why and What?

Associate Dean for Learning

• Reflects mission• Replicates schools/colleges• Clearly defines role

http://www.lib.purdue.edu/admin/biblio.pdf

Selected Bibliography on Life Sciences InformationInstruction/Literacy: 21st Century Trends and Issues,By Diane Rein, PhD, MLS, Purdue University Libraries

Trainers – Libraries Faculty & Staff

An Old Dog canLearn New Tricks!

A Promising Future for Science & Technology Information Literacy .