GETTING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HOOKED ON SCHOLARLY RESEARCHPROVIDING AN ACADEMIC INTRODUCTION FOR

NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

JOYCE MELVIN INTERLIBRARY LOAN & RESERVES MANAGER

NICOLE ST. ARNOLDRESERVES & HIGH SCHOOL COORDINATOR

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN LIBRARIESNLA/NLSA ANNUAL CONFERENCE, OCT 15, 2015

THE UNL LIBRARIES HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM

WORKING WITH HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND MEDIA SPECIALISTS TO GIVE THEIR STUDENTS

ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES OF A MAJOR UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

•PROGRAM IN OPERATION FOR AT LEAST 8 YEARS•INVOLVES STAFF FROM REFERENCE AND USER

SERVICES•350-450 STUDENTS PER YEAR•700-850 BOOKS CHECKED OUT PER YEAR•SERVE A WIDE RANGE OF SCHOOLS•MOSTLY IN THE LINCOLN AREA

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

THE LIMITATIONS• PROGRAM RUNS SEPTEMBER 1 –

MAY 1• ACCESS MAY BE RESTRICTED BY

LOCATION• STANDARD FINES & DAMAGE FEES

APPLY

• ACCESS IS LIMITED TO IDENTIFIED PARTICIPANTS• PARTICIPANTS MUST BE 16 OR

OLDER• STUDENTS AND SCHOOL MUST SIGN

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS

ADVANTAGESSTUDENTS & SCHOOLS• ACCESS TO RESOURCES NOT

LOCALLY AVAILABLE• ACCESS TO AREA SPECIALISTS• INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE LEVEL

RESEARCH• WRITING COLLEGE LEVEL PAPERS

UNL LIBRARIES• COMMUNITY SERVICE & OUTREACH• EXPOSURE TO UNL CAMPUS – I.E.

RECRUITMENT• PREPARING FOR COLLEGE LEVEL

RESEARCH

CHALLENGES• MORE STUDENTS - , BUT FEWER

SCHOOLS - • COSTS OF TRAVEL• TIME, DISTANCE, INSURANCE

• MORE DISPERSED COLLECTIONS• MORE ELECTRONIC COLLECTIONS

WHERE DO WE GO NEXT?

HOW ELSE CAN WE HELP

WANT MORE INFORMATION?UNL LIBRARIES – HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM

CONTACT TARA LAVY @ 402-472-2522

LIBRARIESHSPROGRAM@UNL.EDU

SEE OUR WEBSITE AT

HTTP://LIBRARIES.UNL.EDU/HIGHSCHOOLFOR MORE INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO PROGRAM

HANDOUTS

THANK YOU!JOYCE MELVININTERLIBRARY LOAN & RESERVES MANAGERUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN LIBRARIES