flexing your library muscles
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The slides for a presentation titled "Flexing Your Library Muscles" delivered at the NCCCLRA Conference in Wilmington, NC in March 2013.TRANSCRIPT
FLEXING YOUR LIBRARY MUSCLES
Carrie MoranMarch 11, 2013
WHY DO WE (TRY TO) EXERCISE?
To improve the health of our body
WHY APPLY THESE PRINCIPLES ?
To improve the health of our library
USE YOUR STRENGTHS
Use Your Strengths
Emily Von Pfahl’s work with the Education program
Carrie Moran’s work with the Psychology faculty
Education
Education
8799 items in Children’s Resources
7 classes taught, reaching 63 students
Education related Guide Hits: 78 this year
Psychology
Psychology
8 classes taught, reaching 152 students
Students who engaged in one on one reference after instruction: 15
PSY150 Guide Hits (Sep-Dec 2012): 652
# of times assignments were downloaded from the PSY150 Guide: 95
Citation Analysis
Textbook6%
DSM-IV7%
Database Articles9%
Books33%
Good Web Sources
26%
Other Web Sources
18%
Media1%
BE FLEXIBLE
Be Flexible
Reuse, reuse, reuse!!
Worksheets/activities
Tutorials
Database Exploration Activity
ACA Tutorial Information Search Process Tutorial
STRETCH
Stretch
Basic Skills Orientations
Partnering with SGA for Library Film Series
Art classes
Basic Skills Orientations
28 orientations given since January 2012
611 students reached
Never say no to an opportunity
Library Film Series
One film per month tied to a holiday or an event
Partnered with SGA to provide popcorn and promote the events
Buy in from Faculty – hosting discussions and offering extra credit
Art Classes
3 classes scheduled for end of March
Will show CAMIO and Art & Architecture Complete plus Google Image Search
Use your friendships!
YOU CAN DO IT!USE YOUR STRENGTHS
BE FLEXIBLE
STRETCH