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High L
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Ser
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Grow
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Populatio
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MAY 1
0, 2013
Gina M. BastoneJudith S. PinnolisJason Bernard
Brandeis University
Brandeis University
• Named for Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis of the U.S. Supreme Court
• Founded on principles of social justice, 1948
• One of the youngest private research universities
• Emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to knowledge
Introduction: Growing Needs, Growing Expectations
• Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS)• Heller School for Social Policy & Management
(HELLER)• Sustainable International Development (SID)
• Health Policy
• Co-Existence and Conflict
• Public Policy
• International Business School (IBS)• RABB School of Continuing Studies (RABB)
GSAS 90046%
HELLER 55028%
IBS 55026%
GRAD SCHOOLS: Full-time Students
Also, Rabb School of Continuing Studies: 3100 part-time enrollments a year
WE ARE CHANGING BECAUSE:
Goals of higher education changing
Strategic alignment of university changing
REFOCUS• More emphasis on support for, and integration
with, graduate research• Cultural adjustments by international students• Graduate student body growing
OPERATING AS EMBEDDED LIBRARIANS
“Embedded” is not a trend but a progression
Seek to help students in different ways
More Research and Training Through 3 Methods:
IntensityCollaborations
&In Natural Habitats
INTE
NSITY:
FOCUS O
N THE
INDIV
IDUAL
Gina BastoneAcademic Outreach Librarian for the Social SciencesLibrary & Technology ServicesBrandeis University
WE’RE BUSY!
Since August: • 1195 research help interactions with all patrons
• 38% with grad students
• Up 10% from last year
I’M BUSY!
In my first year:65% (175) of research help interactions with grad students:
•72 appointments scheduled ahead of time•48 through personal email•56 lasted 30 minutes or longer
EMBEDDING!
INTE
NSE INSTR
UCTION
Intro to Research Methods Sociology and WGS
Advanced Study Seminar Heller School for Social Policy and Management
WGS AND SOCIOLOGY
• “Traditional” grad students
• Many to earn PhDs
• Mostly American
• Undergrad at large state schools
• Had not worked with a librarian before
Two classes with 30 students total:
• 26 research help interactions
• Repeat customers
HELLER SCHOOL
• Mostly international students
• Most to earn Masters, then work in the field
• Range of tech skills and info lit competency
• Use gray literature from NGOs and non-profits, found through Google
From two classes with about 40 students:
• 95 research help transactions!
• Mostly appointments
• Many repeat customers
LESSONS LEARNED
Become a Research Partner
• Invest time
• Learn names and research focus
• Make yourself available & advertise
• Follow-up via email
LESSONS LEARNED (CON.)
• Create boundaries!
• Remember! Different preferences and learning styles
• Evaluate and refine programs
• Support & celebrate when your students finish their research
COLLABORAT
IONS:
BEYOND E
MBEDDED
Judy PinnolisAcademic Outreach Librarian for the HumanitiesLibrary & Technology ServicesBrandeis University
MISSING THE MARK
Why don’t students come to our workshops?
How can we get them there?
What can we teach better?
Maybe we missed the mark, asked the WRONG question….
…Need to rethink:
…These are Not OUR (library) Programs,
but THEIR Programs.
COLLABORATIONS: BEYOND EMBEDDED
Getting On Target
• Research Assistance
• Locations – Meet them at point of need
MORE SERVICES• Orientation
•Started with GSAS•Navigating complex relationships•Today: Expanding to include other graduate schools
• Workshops•More and Varied
• Programmatic Participation
GSAS ORIENTATION
• Started several years ago by LTS
• Held In the library
• Coordinated with administrators in last two years :
Assistant Provost for Graduate Student Affairs
Assistant Director of Financial Aid and Student Services
Assistant Director for Admission Operations
Associate Dean, Enrollment and Marketing
GRADUATE ORIENTATION COMMITTEE
This year --
Invited to even higher level committee that also includes: Associate Director of Administration and
Student Services, IBS
Senior Assistant Dean, Academic and Student Services, Heller
Assistant Director for Communications and Programming, Heller
Senior International Students Advisor, ISSO
Associate Dean of Administration and Student Services, IBS
COLLABORATIONS AT ADM LEVEL MEANS:• Marketing across campus
• “Official” sanction
• Announcements in courses
• Funding for grad student assistant and library events
Collaborations with Administrators -- Integration -- means OUR Programs are:
Announced on their schedules Listed on their websites Mentioned on their printed matter and posters Published in their newsletters Broadcast through listservs as “official” announcements Encouraged by faculty for them to attend and “take advantage”
CURRENT WORKSHOPS: Research Strategies (several levels) Gray Literature Bibliographic Management/Plagiarism Presentations and Public Speaking Skills Creating Effective Posters Life Cycle of Research/Open Access Effective Use of /Customizing {Your
Favorite Database Here} or {Primary Sources Here}
Software: EndNote, Powerpoint, etc.
SPACE
Integration with Graduate Spaces:• Gerstenzang Graduate Student Lounge
• Gerstenzang Classroom: “The Gerstenzang Series”
• Meeting in café areas of Heller/IBS
• Librarian space in Graduate centers (Judy ‘s office in Humanities Center, Jason’s in IBS, Gina’s in Heller)
• Teaching spaces in Library
PROPOSAL IDEAS FOR NEW WORKSHOPS: CENTER ON GRADUATE CONCERNS & EXPERIENCES
•Understanding an American university library (for International)
•The Library, Your Home Away from Home
•Data training/Preserving Your Research Data
•Data Visualization Techniques
•Geospatial Mapping/Multimedia in Humanities
•Digital Humanities, Methodologies Today
•Publishing : The Basics to Get Published
•Open Access: In or Out?
•Completing Your Dissertation
•Conferences and You
NON-TRADITIONAL EVENTS ALSO INCLUDE:
Attendance at/Speaking At
Student Life activities
Cap-stone projects
Departmental presentations and mini-conferences
Special speakers/Events on campus
Social events
IN T
HEIR N
ATURAL
HABITAT:
REVERSE LIAIS
ON
Jason BernardAssociate Director of Academic TechnologyInternational Business SchoolBrandeis University
HOW DOES THIS WORK: OUTREACH
• Office in Business School Integrated into Business School (Career research, Admissions Demos)
• Serve 1000 students, plus faculty on site•On the fly in hallway•Email•Schedule appointments in office or lab
HOW DOES THIS WORK: TEACHING
• Support Teaching and Learning at the Business School•In class demo sessions•In the lab•One-on-one
• Business & Economics Lab•11 hands-on Bloomberg Terminals in the lab •4 teaching terminals – one for each classroom•Data tools software (e.g. Matlab, SAS, …)•Recently hired student lab assistant to support software tools
• Academic Technology •Talking about tools allows openings to librarianship
HOW DOES THIS WORK: COLLECTIONS
• Informal meetings with colleagues (coffee, library strolls)
• Formal meetings: Sit on collections committees
• Collaborate with social science colleagues on purchases•Buy widely used items via library budget•Collaborative purchasing on big ticket items•Business school purchase for specialty items
REVERSE LIAISON
LIBRARY ADVANTAGE
• Proximity awareness
• Staffing cost savings
• Enhance collections development
• Competitive advantage
LIBRARY DISADVANTAGE
• Less desk support
• Less control of time
• Nuanced role
• Not easily replicable for all disciplines
SUMMARY
• Get Involved in matters of concern to graduate students
• Focus on the individual: Spend the time
• Collaborate with administrators in programming
• Participate in non-traditional events
• Be part of admissions and retention efforts
• Support Academic Integrity efforts
• Reverse Liasioning where appropriate or possible
WE GET MORE:
• Exposure on campus
• Association with “higher level” activities
• Collaboration with faculty & grads on research
• Funding
• Better attendance!
• Research questions, activities, stats!
Recognition as valuable to and inseparable from university goals
of teaching and learning