graduate instructor orientation to the psu libraries 2012
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presented to ENGL 015 TAs 8/22/12TRANSCRIPT
STUDENTS, THE LIBRARY AND RESEARCH:ENGLISH 15 AND INFORMATION LITERACY
Presented by Anne Behler, Library Learning Services
Welcome to the University Libraries Information Literacy and your students Library Learning Services Media Commons & Multimedia Services Library Services Especially for YOU New Resources for you and your
students
Information Literacy
Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.”
Source: ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education (http://bit.ly/ILStandards)
New Literacies…
…new forms of research and rhetoric
Digital Literacy Visual Literacy Media Literacy Technology Literacy
English 15 parallels
Students able to employ “elements of the writing process (planning, inventing, arranging, drafting, revising, editing)”
Students develop ability to “evaluate the quality of others' arguments and to develop and articulate your own position clearly, thoughtfully, persuasively, and even eloquently”
Students “will also gain an appreciation of how visual and material elements operate in the act of persuasion”
Information Literacy Challenges for our Students
From Topic to Research Question Doing Research: The Google/Wikipedia
question Understanding Context Copyright and Citation
Library Learning Services
Assignment-based library instruction
Annual Open House Research Project
Calculator Instruction Resources
Page One-on-one
appointments with your students
Online interaction:
http://tinyurl.com/english015
Research Instruction for your Students
Goals for English 15 instruction: Understanding of importance of library
resources and research to academic work Familiarity with finding books and articles,
whether print or electronic Evaluation of Web sources, and how they fit
into research Identification of Librarian as resource
Research Instruction – When & How to Book
Request your session now Bring students “just in time”
They already have their assignment They have chosen a topic
To Request: http://tinyurl.com/library-class-reservation
Open House – Sept. 12 & 13
Open House! – student feedback “I was always a little intimidated by the
size of the libraries but this tour really helped me to find out where to go for various services and help.”
“I really like this open house, it really helped me get to know the libraries at Penn State. I will definitely be using a lot of the resources here in the future.”
“I found this open house to be very helpful in just getting over my anxiety to enter such a huge library. I know I won't be afraid to come in now.”
Research Project Calculator
simple, step-by-step model for navigating the research process
enter a due date for a research assignment and get steps for completing it
steps can be emailed as reminders make notes, share assignment with others assists with time management and
information literacy
Research Project Calculator cont.
Access the calculator: tinyurl.com/researchprojectcalculator
Or, on Libraries' homepage under 'Research’
Support for Multimedia Assignments Knowledge Commons
Media Commons http://mediacommons.psu.edu/ Group Study Rooms with MediaScape
Commons Services All lending services, including
Laptops Peripherals and chargers iPads
Media Technology Support Services (MTSS) Equipment loans - www.libraries.psu.edu/mtss
Library Services just for YOU! Library Instruction Resource Page
http://tinyurl.com/engl015-options Citation Management Tools – Zotero, Endnote,
Mendeley http://tinyurl.com/citationseminars
Research Guide for Literature: Texts and Criticism: http://tinyurl.com/englishliterature
Document Delivery of Articles owned by PSU and other Libraries http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/ill.html
Bill Brockman, Paterno Family Librarian for Literature ([email protected])
Questions?
Contact us! Anne Behler, Information
Literacy Librarian, Liaison to English 015: [email protected]
Bill Brockman, Paterno Family Librarian for Literature: [email protected]
Library Learning Services: [email protected]
814-865-9257